TOKYO -- Japanese energy company JERA has agreed to sell its 20% interest in a large gas-fired power plant in the U.S. to an investment firm there for an undisclosed sum as data center construction stokes electricity demand.
Deal comes as electricity demand rises for new data centers

JERA is Japan's largest power-generating company, as well as a major importer of liquefied natural gas. (Photo by Manami Yamada)
TOKYO -- Japanese energy company JERA has agreed to sell its 20% interest in a large gas-fired power plant in the U.S. to an investment firm there for an undisclosed sum as data center construction stokes electricity demand.