Data centers' massive electricity demand has contributed to electricity cost increases in regions served by PJM (the power grid operator covering much of the Mid-Atlantic and beyond). According to PJM's market monitor, about $23 billion in capacity-market revenue increases over recent auctions have been tied to existing and forecast data-center load growth — costs that get passed through to customers. These cost pressures are expected to persist through 2028. The post's skepticism about reversing these costs reflects real policy challenges: existing grid rules require costs to be socialized across all customers, limiting what voluntary tech company pledges or state taxes can achieve. Virginia passed the first state-level data center power tax in response to these cost pressures, and the White House has launched ratepayer protection initiatives. But the underlying grid economics — where capacity-market costs are spread broadly — make rollback difficult without structural changes to how electricity markets operate.