10/4/2026
Political Picture · congress
Lawmakers press regulators to reject AES acquisition
Filed by Deacon Rift
A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged federal regulators to block the multibillion-dollar sale of power company AES, warning the deal could raise electricity costs for utility customers to benefit data centers. In a Sept. 28 letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Laura Swett, lawmakers argued the acquisition would not be in the public interest.…
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