Source: Show-Me Institute
by Avery Frank
“Instead of placing new data centers on the existing regulated grid, we could match data centers with an independent CRE utility (CREU). Furthermore, if electricity demand for these data centers falls short of its sky-high projections, then the excess capacity will have been a poor investment. This protects ratepayers by putting private companies on the hook for that risk instead. There are benefits to data center developers as well.” (01/27/26)
https://showmeinstitute.org/article/energy/consumer-regulated-electricity-cre-and-data-centers/