Precedent-setting Pa. rate case to protect residential electricity customers from data center costs
A precedent-setting rate case settlement in Pennsylvania includes provisions to protect residential and small business customers from bearing the costs associated with new data center infrastructure and electricity demand. PPL Electric agreed to create a new rate class for large-load data centers, requiring them to pay their own infrastructure costs and contribute to low-income assistance programs. This agreement, if approved by the Public Utility Commission, is seen as a model to rein in rising rates across the state.

