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The grid operator urged states to develop rules to shield other ratepayers from data center-driven costs, but analysts said it’s unclear how an auction’s costs could be allocated only to hyperscalers.
Published May 20, 2026
The Digital Realty ACC10 data center next to the Nimbus substation in Ashburn, Va. The PJM Interconnection aims to hold a backstop reliability auction in September to help meet data center demand instead of in March as originally proposed, the grid operator’s board said May 19, 2026.
