Pennsylvania Sees Electric Bill Spike as AI Data Center Debate Heats Up
Pennsylvania House Republicans propose forcing large data centers to secure their own power and pay grid costs after electricity prices jumped statewide June 1, with PECO’s default supply price up to 11.759 cents/kWh and capacity prices for PJM soaring from $28.92 to $329.17 per megawatt-day for 2026/27, driven partly by data center demand.