The burgeoning power demand from data centers and artificial intelligence can be met by other means than new natural gas-fired power plants, according to a new report from the Electric Power Research Institute.

The sponsors of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market urged FERC to OK their plan to expand bilateral trading and reject calls for broader market changes.

Clean energy advocates mounted new attacks on the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, saying it would offer a fraction of the benefits of an organized market.

Nine former FERC members urged the commission Wednesday to push for organized power markets in all regions of the country, including the West and Southeast.