The inside story of the "capacity auction" of America's largest power grid: Without price controls, the AI boom would have driven electricity prices up another 60%.
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The latest capacity auction results from PJM Interconnection, the largest grid operator in the United States, reveal a grim reality: the surge of artificial intelligence and data centers is pushing the US power system to its limits.
In the 2027/2028 base residual auction that ended on December 17, the