Study Finds $4B in Data Center Grid Costs Shifted to Consumers Across PJM Region

October 21, 2025 | datacenterfrontier.com

A new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists reveals that most high-voltage interconnection costs for large and AI-scale data centers in the PJM region are being socialized across all utility customers—leaving ratepayers to absorb roughly $4 billion in 2024 alone. The report calls for targeted FERC and state-level reforms to ensure costs follow the cause, reshaping how the next wave of AI-era grid infrastructure is financed and regulated.

Read More: Click Here

NJ SEED: Ratepayers in NJ and other states on the PJM grid will not stand still for rate shifting that drives residential and industrial electricity rates through the roof. Solutions may be hard to come by; eliminating resources such as fossil fuels and offshore windfarms are not among them.