Utilities and grid operators
Electric utilities, cooperatives and the operators of the power grid, and the people who speak for them.
60 statements from 35 speakers in 19 states and provinces, September 13, 2025 to October 3, 2026. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
Quoted most
- Entergy Arkansas 7
- Georgia Power 5
- Larry Hand 3
- Brendan Conway 3
- John Bethel 3
- William Hinkle 3
- Patrick Bogle 3
- PJM Interconnection 2
- Dianne Triplett 2
- West Memphis Utilities 2
- NIPSCO 2
- Megan Boldt 1
Every statement, by speaker
Entergy Arkansas
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Entergy claimed the documents were released in error by state regulators and contained confidential trade secret information.
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Entergy dismissed federal court complaint against Jessica Kivell and two publications regarding details about plans for a Google data center that were accidentally released by the Arkansas Public Service Commission on September 17, 2026.
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Entergy stated remaining two thirds of Cypress Solar project costs would be covered by Arkansas ratepayers via a proposed approximately $6 per month utility rate increase
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Entergy stated the agreement includes approximately $443 million in upfront payments and at least $83 million annually over 20 years, totaling more than $2.1 billion
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Entergy alleged Google's project will provide more than $1.1 billion in net benefits to Arkansas residents
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Entergy Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit seeking to restrict publication of information tied to Google's West Memphis data center, including financial details involving the Arkansas Cypress Solar and Battery project in Jefferson County
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Entergy alleged confidential information involving its agreements with Altitude Capital LLC, a Google subsidiary, was released by the Arkansas Public Service Commission through a public records request
Georgia Power
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Google agreed to pay a premium for new electricity from planned upgrades as part of a new program Georgia Power submitted to state regulators on Monday.
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Georgia Power stated the plan would use federal and state tax credits and a pending loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to offset some upgrade costs.
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Google agreed to subscribe to a new tariff and receive zero emission credits in exchange for supporting the nuclear upgrades.
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OpenAI will pay full cost of infrastructure needed to serve the facility
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OpenAI will pay the full infrastructure and electric service costs to serve its facility
Larry Hand
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Meta has a 20 year contract for the transmission line project, with Meta paying a substantial portion of the cost
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Larry Hand, Vice President of Public Affairs for Entergy Louisiana, says at least 70 percent of the landowners projected to be affected have already signed survey agreements
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Larry Hand emailed the Meta motion to Commissioner Foster Campbell two days before the vote with language 'As discussed, attached is motion to consider for the Meta docket'
Brendan Conway
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Brendan Conway, We Energies spokesperson, said the power line project is a critical part of delivering generation to the data center
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No costs to serve data centers will be shifted to other customers
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Data centers have to pay their full costs under the data center rate structure
John Bethel
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John Bethel, Entergy Arkansas director of public affairs, stated that the rider shifts up costs that ratepayers would eventually pay and saves ratepayers money by reducing interest and other costs that increase over time.
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Entergy representative stated that ratepayers could see rate increases as Entergy builds facilities needed to serve the data center, but costs would stabilize once construction is complete
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John Bethel, Entergy's director of public affairs, said Google has not publicly disclosed the energy requirement figure for the West Memphis data center
William Hinkle
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Eversource spokesman William Hinkle stated Eversource only delivers power, does not generate it, and does not develop data centers, and is obligated to respond to all proposals from developers
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William Hinkle, Eversource spokesman, said Eversource is obligated by law to respond to all developer proposals and has no role in determining whether projects are allowed to interconnect if they receive required approvals
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Eversource Energy spokesperson William Hinkle said the utility is concerned about possible effects of large load data center developments on the grid
Patrick Bogle
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APS filed a growth pays for growth rate class structure so that large energy consumers pay for the infrastructure required by their growth
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APS does not currently have the infrastructure to support all the power requests it has received
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APS currently has 19 gigawatts of power requests for data center service that it cannot serve today
PJM Interconnection
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PJM Interconnection identified increased data centers as a cause of rising electricity bills in the region
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PJM envisions a power system in which data centers drive most new electricity demand
Dianne Triplett
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Dianne Triplett, Duke Energy deputy general counsel, said the company's proposal includes a 20 year minimum commitment, significant financial assurances, early termination obligations, monthly minimum bills, and two years' notice before termination
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Duke Energy Florida proposes a 20 year minimum term of service for large load customers.
West Memphis Utilities
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Google is financially responsible for utility infrastructure required to serve the West Memphis data center
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West Memphis Utilities assures customers they will not see a rate increase because of Google's data center
NIPSCO
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Summer derecho on August 11 left approximately 370,000 people without power in Gary, Indiana region served by NIPSCO.
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As of August 20, more than 63,000 Gary residents remained without power following derecho.
Megan Boldt
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Xcel Energy stated that Google has agreed to fund 1,900 megawatts of new clean energy resources including wind, solar and battery storage at no cost to existing customers.
Marc Hoenstine
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Marc Hoenstine, Managing Director of Economic Development at Duke Energy, discussed large load customer classes for data centers
Sherry Ambrose
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Sherry Ambrose, director of economic development for Florida Power and Light, said if a new generator is needed for power, the data center pays 100 percent of that cost.
Google and Georgia Power
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Google and Georgia Power announced agreement to support nuclear power uprates at Vogtle and Hatch plants to secure clean power for data centers
ComEd
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ComEd signed transmission security agreements with two data center developers proposing large load projects in northern Illinois on September 16, 2026.
Eric Wolff
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Eric Wolff, business development manager for Black Hills Energy, said Sequitor Edge data center may be at risk of not coming to fruition due to the city's regulatory efforts
Lamor Williams
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Entergy says documents about West Memphis data center agreement with Altitude Capital were confidential trade secrets released in error
David Palmer
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David Palmer, Entergy Arkansas vice president of regulatory affairs, stated that the need to ensure Cypress Solar was built in time for the data center to go online on schedule, plus pursuit of tax credits, played into the decision to recoup costs from ratepayers.
Dominion Energy
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Dominion Energy created a GS5 rate class requiring data centers to meet contractual obligations and payment percentages for generation, distribution and transmission costs.
Michael Francolino
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Colorado Springs Utilities executive states utility's responsibility is to plan for growth from data centers while serving customers reliably.
PG&E
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PG&E contributed $500,000 to the Yes on Proposition 45 campaign.
Consumers Energy representatives
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Consumers Energy representatives stated that data centers would not automatically increase electricity rates for nearby residents, as utility rates are subject to state regulatory approval
Mike Green
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NorthWestern Energy associate general counsel Mike Green stated that preventing any cost shifting is not realistic
NorthWestern Energy
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NorthWestern Energy said it is in conversation with at least 11 data center developers
American Electric Power Ohio Power Co.
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American Electric Power Ohio Power Co. anticipates demand will nearly triple over the next decade largely due to data center projects.
Arizona Public Service spokesperson
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APS grid constraints have kept the utility from committing to additional data centers for the last two and a half years
Eric Eriksen
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Eric Eriksen, head of the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, said the Strata container based data center would help stabilize rates for its customers since the rural electric cooperative has excess capacity as farmers reduce their operations
AEP Ohio
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AEP Ohio data center power demand pipeline dropped by more than half following state rules with grid connection study fees
Exelon
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Exelon cut high probability data center demand by about 40 percent to 11 gigawatts after stricter collateral requirements
Granite Shore Power
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Granite Shore Power said no decisions have been made about redevelopment use of nearly 400 acre property
Entergy
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Data centers pay 100% of their own grid connection and usage costs plus create additional benefits like tax revenues, jobs, and bill assistance contributions
Aaron Mitchell
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Aaron Mitchell, senior vice president of Strategic Growth for Georgia Power, praised OpenAI's leadership and commitment to responsible operation
Jack Ailey
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Google will pay for the resources it uses so utility customers will be insulated from rate impacts
Matthew Wirtz
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Matthew Wirtz, Deputy Director of Engineering at City Utilities, says City Utilities has capacity and ability to serve Google
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