BYOG
Bring Your Own Generation.
Sounds reasonable.
What is not reasonable is that new data centers hoover up electricity supply built for households, and then those households have to pay much higher rates. Because the law of supply and demand.
"A recent PJM capacity market auction set record-high prices for power generators that were more than 800% higher than the previous year, increasing electricity prices for homes and businesses."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-seeks-emergency-power-auction-largest-us-electric-grid-2026-01-16/
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