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A Straight Arrow investigation finds gray areas around the question of who pays for new power infrastructure when a data center comes to town.
The technology is setting new records but is facing federal headwinds from rules aiming to restrict equipment imports from China.
“Rather than viewing grid expansion and affordability as competing priorities, utilities increasingly have an opportunity to advance both simultaneously by extracting more value from the transmission assets already in service.”
The combination of growing political pressure on AI companies and their need for a reliable and quickly expanding grid presents an opportunity to change who plans and finances American power.
Data centers face growing local opposition as states impose moratoriums on hyperscale projects and grid connections. Communities can negotiate deals for tax revenue and jobs.
When the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was enacted, a widespread reading was that US power-sector decarbonization had been derailed.