Justine Calma
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]
