mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
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This increase was starkly higher in the mid-Atlantic states that house a large number of data centers, such as Pennsylvania and Virginia, where bills rose by 19 and 10 percent, respectively.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Still, voters are raising concerns about the enormous amount of power data centers use while analysts are warning of the possibility of blackouts in the mid-Atlantic grid in the coming years.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
By Wednesday and Thursday, the summerlike heat is expected to intensify and spread, reaching into the 90s across the mid-Atlantic region, according to the National Weather Service.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Still, voters are raising concerns about the enormous amount of power data centers use while analysts are warning of the possibility of blackouts in the mid-Atlantic grid in the coming years.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
By Wednesday and Thursday, the summerlike heat is expected to intensify and spread, reaching into the 90s across the mid-Atlantic region, according to the National Weather Service.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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