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Recalibrating the social license for AI infrastructure in the United States

To counter a public backlash, data center developers must embrace economic reciprocity while utilities and regulators must design rates that penalize grid stress and reward flexibility, write Fred Bailey of Gideon Arktos and Frank Willey at the Atlantic Council.

Evolving Technologies, Outdated Regulations Impact Mid-Atlantic Generation Permitting

Energy-generation permitting in the Mid-Atlantic continues to evolve in 2026 not through wholesale deregulation or uniform acceleration,...

Data Centers in the Mid-Atlantic Face a New Legal Frontier: “Bring Your Own Generation”

PA, NJ, MD, and VA governors propose a BYOG model to speed data center approvals—requiring legal, regulatory, and tariff reforms across PJM...

Exelon to intensify push to own Mid-Atlantic power plants, CEO says

Major U.S. electric utility Exelon plans to step up its push to own power plants in its Mid-Atlantic service area next year,...