Maryland Bill Aims To Protect Farms From Eminent Domain Threat For New AI Data Center Power Lines

Maryland Bill Aims To Protect Farms From Eminent Domain Threat For New AI Data Center Power Lines Powering up America by upgrading power grids for artificial intelligence data centers, onshoring manufacturing trends, and electrifying the broader economy will require thousands of miles of new transmission lines nationwide. Existing transmission lines will be upgraded, but new lines will also be needed, resulting in the seizure of private property through eminent domain. Several state lawmakers in Maryland plan to introduce new legislation that will address developer Public Service Enterprise Group, or PSEG,...