Exelon refuses to power $20B hyperscaler data center after developer pays $1 deposit
SumitGup · x · 2026-09-25
Reposting @rdd147: Exelon has refused to build power for a massive hyperscaler data center in Joliet after the developer failed to post the deposit for the $20 billion energy project — paying only $1. The post warns of another incoming force majeure, tagging $ORCL $META $MSFT $GOOG $AMZN, underscoring grid strain from AI compute buildout.
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