"We're having commercial discussions on over 5B cf/day of opportunities related to power demand, and that includes the 1.6B of data center demand," the company said on the call, according to Reuters. CEO Kim Dang rejected forecasts that power sector gas demand would decline in the second half of the decade, saying "we simply do not believe that will be the case, given the anticipated power-related growth in gas demand associated with AI and data centers, coal conversions, and new capacity to shore up reserve margins and back-up renewables." Kinder Morgan (KMI) reported Q2 adjusted core profit in its natural gas pipeline segment rose 2.5% to $1.23B, as higher transport and gathering volumes partially offset the impact of asset sales and lower commodity prices.