Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis Agree: AI Is Coming for Your Electric Bill

Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis Agree on One Thing: AI Is Coming for Your Electric Bill Bernie Sanders wants a national moratorium on data center construction. Ron DeSantis wants an "AI bill of rights" to protect Floridians from higher utility bills. They agree on almost nothing else. When the furthest-left senator and a hard-right governor both point at the same industry and say "this is a problem," pay attention. The Grid Is Already Breaking PJM Interconnection operates the largest power grid in the United States, serving 65 million people across 13 states. For the 2027/2028 delivery year, PJM fell 6,625 megawatts short of its reliability target. It's the first time the entire region has missed the mark. The cause isn't ambiguous. Of the 5,250 MW increase in forecast peak load, 5,100 MW came from data centers. That's 97% of new demand from a single industry. PJM's longer-term outlook is worse. Data centers will drive demand for over 30 gigawatts of peak capacity by 2030. Bloomberg re