--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "e55ed4c4b6ac09b6a57ae78ad0c45ebc89adbfa0604efadc8d72371191930d1c" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/e55ed4c4?lang=en" title: "Data Center Demand Added $11.10 per MWh to PJM Wholesale Power Costs in Early 2026" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-07T16:08:19.000Z" category: "Infra" topics: ["data-center"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/ai/data-center-demand-added-1110-per-mwh-to-pjm-wholesale-power-costs-in-ea-c33f770a","https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/2119051645698932764","https://x.com/robinhanson/status/2119072520527819160","https://marketbrief.now/ai/data-center-demand-added-1110-per-mwh-to-pjm-wholesale-power-costs-in-ea-c33f770a"] summary: "PJM's independent market monitor estimated that data center demand added $11.10 per MWh to wholesale power costs in the first half of 2026, bringing the total to $114.50 per MWh. The primary cause of the price surge was the cost of electricity itself, which rose 47.7% compared to the first half of 2025. A Washington Post report stated that data centers accounted for 4% of utility rate increases over the previous five years." --- # Data Center Demand Added $11\.10 per MWh to PJM Wholesale Power Costs in Early 2026 > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-07T16:08:19.000Z **Category:** Infra **Topics:** data\-center ## Summary PJM's independent market monitor estimated that data center demand added $11\.10 per MWh to wholesale power costs in the first half of 2026, bringing the total to $114\.50 per MWh\. The primary cause of the price surge was the cost of electricity itself, which rose 47\.7% compared to the first half of 2025\. A Washington Post report stated that data centers accounted for 4% of utility rate increases over the previous five years\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]()