Pa. regulators say data centers could drive surge in industrial power demand by 2030
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s five-year outlook finds modest residential and commercial growth through 2030 but warns that a coming wave of data centers could sharply raise industrial electricity demand and strain the grid.
Pennsylvania households paid noticeably more for electricity last year, and a state regulator’s new five-year outlook warns that a wave of data centers could reshape the grid — raising fresh questions about who pays to power them.