Grid operator warns of 6,800 MW power shortfall as data center growth outpaces new transmission capacity.

The operator for the electric grid serving Richmond and much of Virginia says the region is on track to come up thousands of megawatts short of the electricity it expects to need within the next two to three years.

PJM Interconnection says its power grid could fall 6,831 megawatts short by 2028-29 as data centers and industrial growth push electricity demand higher.