Data Centers Face Growing Environmental and Litigation Risks
The environmental regulatory and litigation landscape for data centers has shifted. In the past several weeks, states with significant existing or planned data center development have announced new requirements affecting environmental permitting, water use, backup generation, electricity demand, and local approvals. At the same time, environmental groups are increasing their litigation toolkits — primarily, through Clean Air Act citizen suits — to challenge data centers and the power generation supporting them.
Governors of PJM States Intensify Pressure on PJM for Reform
A bipartisan group of governors of PJM Interconnection (PJM) member states has intensified calls for reforming PJM after what they have described as a “crisis of confidence,” citing high electricity prices, interconnection delays, and lack of transparency and state participation in the RTO’s decision-making processes.
