Data Center Expansion Continues a Legacy of Fossil Exploitation
Data center projects in Appalachia would use a staggering amount of fracked gas and could harm communities’ health and the environment.
West Virginia regulators should deny Mon Power’s gas plant proposal in Monongalia County.
Due to the project’s exorbitant cost, the disinterest shown by FirstEnergy in seeking a special tariff to insulate existing customers from data center-driven rate increases, and the utilities’ failure to adequately explore less costly alternative means of ensuring reliable and cost effective service, the Commission should not approve the companies’ plan to construct a new 1.2 GW gas-fired power plant.
Proposed “Blue” Ammonia Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $5 Billion Each Year
Taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars worth of gas-fired ammonia production.
Statement on Pennsylvania House Bill 1834
House Bill 1834 helps protect against the direct costs of data centers, but it doesn’t fully insulate consumers against indirect costs.
Whoops Again?
A pair of Ohio River Valley gas plant projects would be the largest, most expensive energy developments in US history. But as the price of gas power soars and demand remains uncertain, there’s a chance that taxpayers and utility customers could get stuck with a big bill.
Statement on Nscale’s acquisition of AIPCorp, including the Monarch Computer Campus
If the Monarch Computer Campus project goes forward according to plan, Governor Morissey and residents of the mid-Ohio River Valley will be stunned at how small an economic contribution such a large and expensive facility will make.
Adams Fork is a Giant Waste of Energy
The projected gas consumption of TransGas’ ammonia and data center plans at the Adams Fork Energy site keeps ballooning.
Why “drill, baby, drill” won’t lower your utility bills
Increasing fracking and drilling operations could help energy companies, foreign consumers, tech companies, and shareholders—but not struggling Americans.
The Appalachianization of America’s Economy
AI-driven economic growth is exposing investment and GDP growth as misleading measures of prosperity and as misguided goals for local economic development strategies.
The Borealis pipeline will bring more Appalachian gas to the Midwest and Gulf Coast
New gas pipeline projects could open the valve of Appalachia gas even wider, fueling the buildout of power plants and data centers.