PUC given new data center tasks -

Pennsylvania's Public Utility Commission (PUC) has been tasked by Governor Josh Shapiro to implement measures to prevent data centers from shifting energy costs to consumers and jeopardizing grid reliability, including cutting power to data centers first during grid stress and charging them for reliability backstop auction costs. The PUC is coordinating with state officials, utilities, regional transmission operators, and consumer advocates to create protocols and reporting requirements amid rising concerns from a surge of 100 proposed data centers.

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