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Governors from 13 U.S. states will meet at the White House to sign an agreement with the Trump administration aimed at reducing electricity costs for the PJM grid. The agreement will impose price caps for two years on future auctions affecting 67 million residents.

New data center operators, including Amazon and Google, will be required to contribute more to grid expansion costs. The event addresses rising power bills and the political backlash faced by state leaders. A bill titled 'Power for the People Act' was introduced by Senator Chris Van Hollen to tackle rising electricity costs linked to data centers.