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Why Data Centers and Nuclear Plants Can’t Just ‘Go It Alone’

Union of Concerned Scientists

This demonstration of the connections between people and systems, and the need for collective solutions to complicated problems, came to mind when I read about an idea for a different real estate host technology: nuclear power plant owners seeking to bring large data centers to co-locate on their land. Modernize, or bypass, the grid?

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PJM Interconnection Opens Next Electric Capacity Auction Bidding Window Of July 9 to 15 For 2026-27 Electric Prices; Hold Your Breath!

PA Environment Daily

The auction is to procure electric generating capacity for the June 2026 to May 2027 delivery year. John Quigley , Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said, “I think we should brace ourselves for continued high energy prices and more cost increases. Liberty Energy Inc.

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What The A.I. Data Center & Energy Summit Missed: Exploding Electricity Demand Already Raising Prices - Ratepayers Need Protection; No Longer An ‘All Of The Above’ Energy Strategy

PA Environment Daily

On July 22, a panel of energy experts gathered to provide a consumer-first, clean energy perspective following the A.I. Data Center and Energy Summit held at Carnegie Mellon University on July 15. And 80% of the projects that have sat for two to three years in the queue before they're approved are renewable energy.

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Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together

PA Environment Daily

They are foundational elements of the modern energy marketplace. But infrastructure still matters-- especially if we want to move more clean energy into the system. We’re also asking hard questions about cost allocation and how to avoid creating new barriers to participation in the clean energy transition.

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Former PA Consumer Advocate, NRDC To Host July 25 Webinar Briefing On Impacts Of The Record High Prices From PJM's Latest Electric Capacity Auction

PA Environment Daily

vs. cap of $329.17] -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PJM Grid Operator Auction Will Result In Higher Electricity Bills For PA, NJ, DE Customers -- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap As Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled -- Gov. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

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Environmental Health Project Releases Compounds Of Concern Online Tool To Help Frontline Residents Better Understand Health Symptoms Related To Chemicals In Industrial Pollution, Released By Oil & Gas Facilities

PA Environment Daily

Of Energy Releases Report On Electric Grid Reliability, Security Saying Generation Growth Must Match Needs Of A.I. 7.8.25] -- PJM Interconnection Opens Next Electric Capacity Auction Bidding Window Of July 9 to 15 For 2026-27 Electric Delivery; Hold Your Breath! Energy Summit? Data Centers; But What About ‘Ordinary People’?

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Marcellus Drilling News: Federal And State Lawmakers Tour Facilities Extracting Lithium From Oil & Gas Wastewater In Susquehanna County

PA Environment Daily

It’s about pairing innovation with environmental reuse—converting industrial waste streams into sustainable inputs for clean energy, defense systems, and advanced manufacturing.” We bring new opportunity to our legacy energy regions, revitalize local economies, and help the U.S. lead the next industrial revolution.