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FERC order requires grid operators to justify data center transmission cost allocation

A new federal order could strengthen Maryland’s claim that its households and businesses have been unlawfully billed billions of dollars for transmission upgrades to serve out-of-state data centers. But it is unclear whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s recent directive, which…

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Appeared in: 2026-06-30 (#6) · 2026-07-01 (#15)

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