Grid-Connection Costs Put Large-Load Infrastructure on the Balance Sheet

ComEd’s estimated $3.1 billion cost to connect 30 data centers and Cornell’s estimate that data centers covered 38% of an $8.25 billion 2025 grid-upgrade bill highlight cost-allocation disputes. Congress is weighing proposals to make developers shoulder more grid-upgrade costs and accelerate permitting, but these are not enacted; forecasts, utility requests, and post-midterm projections are not completed projects.