Trump and northeastern governors push for massive electricity auction to make tech giants defray costs
- Posted on January 16, 2026
- By CNN
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Trump and northeastern governors push for massive electricity auction to make tech giants defray costs
The Trump administration and a consortium of governors from northeastern states are asking PJM, the country’s largest electrical grid operator, to hold a power auction as part of an effort to make technology giants pay for surging power costs from new data centers.
