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New AI data centers could raise Americans’ electricity bills.
Utility planning documents show rising costs for customers in some regions of the US as tech companies build out energy-hungry data centers, the Washington Post reports:
“A lot of governors and local political leaders who wanted economic growth and vitality from these data centers are now realizing it can come at a cost of increased consumer bills,” said Neil Chatterjee, former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
As data centers for AI strain the power grid, bills rise for everyday customers
[The Washington Post]
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