Clean Energy is Critical to Address Increasing Demand for Data Centers

Washington, D.C. — In response to today’s announcement from governors in states on the PJM grid and the Trump administration to address increasing demand for data centers, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Senior Director of State Climate and Equity Policy Lashelle Johnson:

“Today’s announcement shows that public pressure still works, but what happens next will determine whether people enjoy lower prices and cleaner communities sooner, or if they are locked in to waiting for dirtier and more expensive energy. We have been calling for data centers and tech companies to pay their fair share and to power with clean energy because sources like solar, wind, and battery storage are the cheapest and fastest ways to get more electricity onto the grid. 

Governors should use their authority to ensure data centers power operations with cheap solar and batteries and meet state clean energy goals. People understand data centers are one of the reasons electricity prices are skyrocketing and are rightly demanding solutions that can address this problem as quickly as possible. Today’s announcement only underscores why the Trump administration’s war on clean energy needs to end.”

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