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Regulator rules Google a wholesale power seller in PJM region
Original: Regulator determines Google a wholesale power seller in PJM area
A regulator has determined that Google qualifies as a wholesale power seller within the PJM electricity market, the regional transmission organisation serving parts of the eastern United States. The designation, reported by regional outlets, relates to how Google's energy activities are classified as its data centre power demands grow, drawing attention to big tech companies' expanding role in electricity markets.
Why now: Big tech's surging data centre energy demands are drawing regulatory scrutiny of their role in power markets.
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- Regulator determines Google a wholesale power seller in PJM area · Vermont Community Newspaper Group
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