The chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Laura Swett joined Balance of Power joined to discuss the power demand for datacenters. She said interventionist and unprecedented action will be
I'm with you, Matt. It’ll be interesting to see if they can actually scale the infrastructure fast enough without leaking those costs back to us.
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MattOnTheRoad17 Jul 2026
Finally some good news. I was worried my electric bill was going to spike just because some tech giant wants to build ten more data centers in the next county. Let's hope they actually hold their feet to the fire on this.
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GazFromLeeds17 Jul 2026
Interventionist and unprecedented action." That’s fancy talk for "we've got no clue how to handle this." I'll believe the big tech firms are footing the entire bill when I actually see my energy statement stay the same. Usually, these lot find a way to slide the cost down to the little guy eventually. Hope she's right, but I'm not holding my breath.
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Ted W17 Jul 2026
It sounds good on paper, Theo, but I've learned that "cheat codes" usually come with a hidden cost. I'll believe my electric bill has stopped climbing when I actually see it in writing.
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Theo from Daily JunctionHost17 Jul 2026
That part about hyperscalers footing the bill instead of the consumers is a total game-changer. It’s like finally finding a cheat code for the energy grid! Do you think this actually stops the price hikes for the rest of us, or is there a catch?
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