{"podcast":{"title":"Open Circuit","slug":"open-circuit-7200997","podcast_index_feed_id":7200997,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/opencircuit","website_url":"https://www.latitudemedia.com/podcasts/open-circuit/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7ec68a0c-e24b-11ef-b277-7b3d3c3c73b9/image/796dd136afa5782eae8ad683dd946957.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Latitude Media","episode_count":63,"summary":"The energy transition, decoded. Every week, three industry veterans explore the business models, tech breakthroughs, and market shakeups that are driving the biggest industrial transformation in history. The show offers a rare insider's view of the clean energy market.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997"},"episode":{"title":"Utilities are in the crosshairs of the data center backlash","slug":"utilities-are-in-the-crosshairs-of-the-data-center-backlash","published_at":"2026-05-08T10:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997/utilities-are-in-the-crosshairs-of-the-data-center-backlash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PSMI6490658101.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PSMI6490658101.mp3","summary":"Data center opposition is now being called “the most bipartisan issue since beer.” In Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin, voters across the political spectrum are turning sharply against the large campuses powering AI. At least 28 of the 38 states that currently offer tax incentives are weighing whether to roll them back. On this episode of Open Circuit, we dig into what's actually driving the revolt, and why it's more complicated than simple NIMBYism. Utilities are at the center of the backlash. Governors are increasingly targeting them as anger grows over opaque deals and rising rates. Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sent a letter to his state's utilities declaring that \"the 20th century utility model is broken.\" We break down what he's actually proposing and what it says about the impossible position governors now find themselves in. Later in the show, Latitude Media senior reporter Maeve Allsup to talk about her reporting on the backlash from Indiana, where a $5 billion data center has run headfirst into decades of broken promises and soaring utility bills. We’ll also take a quick look at PJM's reformed interconnection queue, open for the first time in four years. We’ll look at the dominance of gas, the pullback of renewables, and what it tells us about where grid buildout is actually headed. Credits: Co-hosted by Stephen Lacey, Jigar Shah, and Caroline Golin. Produced and edited by Stephen Lacey, Sean Marquand, and Anne Bailey. Want to watch this episode? Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Open Circuit is brought to you by FlexGen, a leader in integrated battery energy storage solutions and energy management software. FlexGen helps owners and operators gain greater visibility and control across complex energy systems to maximize per…","meta_description":"Data center opposition is now being called “the most bipartisan issue since beer.” In Indiana, Maine, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin, voters across…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3819,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/open-circuit-7200997/episodes/utilities-are-in-the-crosshairs-of-the-data-center-backlash/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-circuit-7200997/utilities-are-in-the-crosshairs-of-the-data-center-backlash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}