Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is stepping into a high-stakes fight over whether Big Tech data centers should get fast-tracked access to an already strained regional power grid. (Philly Voice)
For context: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and power generators want FERC to dismiss a case that could set new rules for how hyperscalers connect to PJM, but Shapiro says shutting it down would silence states, utilities, and consumer advocates before the facts are fully aired.
At the center of the dispute is a proposal from PJM’s independent market monitor to effectively pause new data center hookups unless there’s guaranteed capacity to serve them without degrading service for everyone else.