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# Maryland Ratepayers May Fund Datacenter Infrastructure for Neighboring States
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/maryland-ratepayers-may-fund-datacenter-infrastructure-for-neighboring-states/
- Published: 2026-05-11T23:06:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-11T23:06:13.000Z
- Description: PJM Interconnection’s $22 billion grid upgrade plan exposes a cost-allocation problem. Datacenters concentrated in Virginia and other states are driving grid-wide investments that Maryland and other regions will partly fund through higher utility bills.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, infrastructure costs, energy grid upgrade, data center energy

Source: [Slashdot: Hardware](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/05/09/2155207/will-marylands-utility-bills-increase-16b-to-support-other-states-datacenters?utm%5Fsource=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm%5Fmedium=feed)

PJM Interconnection's $22 billion grid upgrade plan exposes a cost-allocation problem. Datacenters concentrated in Virginia and other states are driving grid-wide investments that Maryland and other regions will partly fund through higher utility bills. The mismatch: state-level utility regulators control rates, but the grid operates across state lines. A few high-demand industries can shift costs across entire service territories without direct consumer input or local benefit.