Inside Climate News: Maryland Consumer Advocate Challenges PJM Plan to Buy Power for Projected Data Center Growth

Inside Climate News reports that Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) has asked federal regulators to reject PJM Interconnection’s plan to procure additional power to ensure grid reliability. United’s Jon Gordon described the competing risks OPC identified in its filings as “stark but accurate,” noting that more carefully designed approaches might allow new generation to be built while fully protecting consumers.