Maryland Consumer Advocate Challenges PJM Plan to Buy Power for Projected Data Center Growth

News ClipInside Climate News·MD·9/1/2026

The Maryland Consumer Advocate is challenging a plan by PJM, a regional transmission organization, to procure additional electricity. This plan is specifically aimed at accommodating the projected power demands from future data center growth in the region. The advocate's challenge suggests concerns about the cost or necessity of these proposed power purchases.

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Maryland Consumer Advocate Challenges PJM Plan to Buy Power for Projected Data Center Growth  Inside Climate News