How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes

Key Highlights

• The plan was first reported by Bloomberg.“Ensuring the American people have reliable and affordable electricity is one of President Trump’s top priorities, and this would deliver much-needed, long-term relief to the mid-Atlantic region," said Taylor Rogers, a White House spokeswoman. Pennsylvania Gov.
• Josh Shapiro is expected to be at the White House, a person familiar with Shapiro’s plans said, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement.
• Shapiro, a Democrat, made his participation in Friday’s event contingent on including a provision to extend a limit on wholesale electricity price increases for the region’s consumers, the person said. But the operator of the grid won't be there.
• “PJM was not invited.
• Therefore we would not attend,” said spokesperson Jeff Shields. It was not immediately clear whether President Donald Trump would attend the event, which was not listed on his public schedule. Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Tear gas deployed outside fed building protestJan 15, 8:24 PM'West Wing' actor turns himself in on criminal sexual contact of minor chargesJan 13, 3:40 PMState Department warns US citizens to leave VenezuelaJan 11, 10:28 PMTrump and the governors are under pressure to insulate consumers and businesses alike from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.