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PJM Data Center Proposal Hinges on State Action, Pennsylvania Moves First
Grid operator PJM Interconnection has put forward a proposal to stop data centers from driving up power prices, but the plan largely depends on states to give it force, according to Canary Media.
Canary Media reported that the long-awaited proposal was unveiled last month, and that its effect rests on state-level enforcement rather than on the grid operator alone.
Pennsylvania is taking up that challenge, according to Canary Media, which describes the state as one of the biggest in PJM's 13-state territory. That footprint makes state-level decisions in Pennsylvania consequential for how the proposal lands across the wider region.
The design places the burden of implementation outside PJM's own rulebook. Without states acting, the mechanism intended to shield ratepayers from data center demand carries no enforcement weight.
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