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AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
A question is being raised about who pays for the massive expansion of AI data centers: utility customers. As power-hungry facilities strain electricity grids, debate is growing over whether ratepayers will foot the bill through higher energy prices, or whether the tech companies building the centers should absorb those infrastructure costs themselves.
Why now: AI's surging energy demand is driving concern that ordinary electricity customers will pay for data center infrastructure through higher utility bills.
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