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Thank you for pointing out the main driver for increasing electricity demand in the PJM Interconnection — data centers in the PJM region (“U.S. Energy Secretary responds to Maryland lawmakers’ concerns on rising electric bills,” Feb. 8).
What was missed is that the other driver for increasing electricity costs is the increase in household electricity demand due to more extreme weather events, largely driven by climate change. And what we should not be doing is exacerbating the driver of climate change (carbon dioxide emissions) by clinging to our old fossil fuel infrastructure.
Instead, why not release the potential of more modern sources of electricity generation? Release those potential sources of clean energy with permitting reform, as has been previously noted in The Baltimore Sun (“Markets, not bureaucrats, should decide merits of green energy,” Nov. 25, 2025).
We need to streamline both additional sources of electricity generation that are already being built (mainly wind and solar) and build more resilient transmission lines to link electricity sources to demand. This gives us a chance to manage this issue holistically and not simply place bandages on something that will rupture without an operation.
— Sabrina S. Fu, Ellicott City
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