FirstEnergy v. Data Centers // SPP’s CHILLS Plan // Coal’s $850M Lifeline

“The better answer is not a national data-center tollbooth managed by FERC; it is freer contracting, cleaner cost causation, and more ways for large loads to build or buy their own power outside the legacy utility maze. Right now everyone thinks data centers are politically vulnerable enough to kick around and maybe shake down a little. Data centers should take the lesson: remove themselves from the worst parts of the market where possible, push hard for Consumer Regulated Electricity, behind-the-meter generation, and other arrangements that let private capital build private power without asking the entire rate base for permission.”

https://www.gridbrief.com/p/firstenergy-v-data-centers-spp-s-chills-plan-coal-s-850m-lifeline