Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers to Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills

Despite skyrocketing demand driven by data center development, the industry says it is not the cause of increasing costs for consumers. By Jon Hurdle Advocates for lower electricity prices in Pennsylvania said Wednesday their goals can be achieved by requiring large-load users like data centers to supply their own power rather than taking it from the grid, by reducing utility profits and by speeding up the interconnection of new clean-energy projects.&nbsp;