WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, led five Northeastern lawmakers in requesting answers from ISO New England President and CEO Vamsi Chadalavada about how the grid operator plans to protect residential ratepayers from data center-driven price increases.
The average residential electricity price increased 13% (https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=table_5_03) in first 9 months of 2025 alone. Although some cost increases are associated with updating aging infrastructure, data centers have driven steep regional demand growth, leading to higher pri...