Utilities explore generating companies model to serve data center power demand

As data centers strain grid capacity, Indiana's NIPSCO has pioneered a utility subsidiary structure to provide dedicated power, attracting interest from other utilities seeking to compete with merchant generators.

First covered Sep 9, 2026 · 12:36 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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17d Latitude Media Are GenCos a solve for the data center power problem? — The first and only utility to implement the structure so far is Indiana's NIPSCO — but interest is spreading.

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Appeared in: 2026-09-09 (#3) · 2026-09-10 (#4)

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