Why Should Delaware Care?Delawareans have raised concerns that the energy demand from a single data center proposed near Delaware City could raise local energy bills. A recent Delmarva Power filing shows a total of five data centers in the pipeline, further calling into question exactly how the First State will meet that demand.
Delaware could see five new data centers with a combined energy demand reaching almost that of the entire state, according to a recent Delmarva Power filing.
On Dec. 19, the state’s largest energy provider filed a proposed large-load “tariff,” or electricity rate and service agreement, for energy-hungry facilities like data centers to ensure they do not shift energy infrastructure costs onto other ratepayers…