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PJM's Data Center Vote: Who Pays for Power in the AI Economy?

PJM's Data Center Vote: Who Pays for Power in the AI Economy?

As PJM members vote on Reliability Backstop Procurement and Connect and Manage, the real question is who funds the power systems behind AI growth. An interview with NRDC and a commercial real estate read on the cost-allocation fight.

Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging & Intelligent Electrification Roundup (6/17/26 Edition)

Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging & Intelligent Electrification Roundup (6/17/26 Edition)

Grid reliability, utility rate hikes, data center demand, and evolving energy policy. Explore the biggest developments shaping commercial real estate, electrification, and energy resilience this week.

Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging & Intelligent Electrification Roundup (06/10/26 Edition)

Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging & Intelligent Electrification Roundup (06/10/26 Edition)

Power access defines winners in this week's energy market. Explore how surging utility rate hikes and local data center moratoriums are reshaping property economics, and why onsite generation is becoming a mandatory hedge in today's landscape.

The But-For Doctrine and Who Pays for Data Center Power

The But-For Doctrine and Who Pays for Data Center Power

Pennsylvania and Virginia are testing new ways to shift grid-upgrade costs onto large loads. Here is what that means for property owners, planners, and ratepayers.

Two Cities, Two Answers: How St. Charles, MO and DeKalb, GA Are Rewriting Data Center Zoning

Two Cities, Two Answers: How St. Charles, MO and DeKalb, GA Are Rewriting Data Center Zoning

Two data center bans set a precedent that will influence the next two years of data center siting decisions across the country.

Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging and Intelligent Electrification Roundup (05/20/26 Edition)

Stories You May Have Missed This Week: EV, Charging and Intelligent Electrification Roundup (05/20/26 Edition)

This week: Section 30C EV-charger deadline, EIA shift to commercial demand, transformer prices +77%, BESS at $117/kWh, data-center BYOP, CRE energy bills +15–40%.