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Clean Energy Advocates Criticize ‘Glaring’ Omission in White House Plan to Fuel Data Centers in PJM Region
Environmentalists warn that the proposal, signed by a bipartisan group of 13 governors, could increase reliance on fossil fuels and fail to bring consumer prices down.
By Marianne Lavelle, Kiley Bense
Rising electricity costs and the rapid build-out of energy-hungry data centers across the mid-Atlantic region brought a bipartisan group of governors to the White House Friday for an agreement on a joint action plan meant to “ensure data centers pay their fair share.” The proposal also would extend a wholesale price cap that is now in place, possibly shielding consumers from further increases.