rejected 's plan to cut power to large data centers during a .
runs the grid for several East Coast and Midwest states. Its proposal would have applied only to large data centers that .
The commissioners said the plan , which they read as leaving of electricity to the states alone.
Bipartisan governors and the had pushed to do more about rising electricity prices, with data centers' demand a factor.
, senior counsel at and a former FERC staffer, said the decision puts pressure on states to set their own policy, and that those policies could differ significantly. He said it adds to what states, PJM, and to some degree FERC still have to sort out to avoid high power prices and blackouts.
, a PJM spokesperson, said the grid operator is reviewing the order, looking to meet FERC's requirements while respecting the responsibilities FERC said belong to the states and not unfairly burdening existing customers with higher costs or lower reliability.