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Data Center Demand Added $11.10 per MWh to PJM Wholesale Power Costs in Early 2026
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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.
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- SUPPORT@kimmonismus“The independent market monitor estimated total costs at $114.50 per megawatt-hour, compared with $103.40 without the effect of data-center demand on capacity costs.”x.com
- SUPPORT@robinhanson“data centers … were responsible for just 4 percent of the [electricity] utility rate increases over the last five years”x.com