Maryland Ratepayers May Fund Datacenter Infrastructure for Neighboring States
Source: Slashdot: Hardware
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.