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4:08 · October 5, 2026
How an Unopened Data Center Can Affect Your Power Bill
A data center's expected electricity demand can shape grid planning before it opens. We follow one dated case: PJM's capacity auction held in December 2025 for June 2027–May 2028, where the independent market monitor reran the auction in a model without forecast data-center growth. Modeled auction revenue came out about $6.2 billion lower.
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