February 21, 2026
6.5 GW Building, No Water Plan, No Local ConsentJigar Shah, former federal energy investment manager under Biden, warned utilities will pass those costs directly to ratepayers.
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Jigar Shah
Jigar Shah is the Director of the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy, which administers federal financing for energy infrastructure projects including data centers in Texas.
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February 20, 2026
Big Tech's Grid Bypass Meets a 14-State BacklashFormer Biden energy official Jigar Shah warned that Big Tech's capital advantage will outcompete utilities for transformers, turbines, and maintenance equipment, inflating costs for ratepayers.
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