Consumers shouldn’t subsidize the energy needs of data centers

Matt Kandrach | Consumers shouldn’t subsidize the energy needs of data centers

Driven by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence and data centers, U.S. electricity demand and electricity prices are rising rapidly. Dozens of new data centers – each with the electricity

Consumers shouldn’t subsidize the energy needs of data centers

We must ensure winning the AI race doesn’t mean swamping the average American household with ever-rising energy costs and power shortages.

Guest opinion: Consumers shouldn’t subsidize the energy needs of data centers

Driven by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers, U.S. electricity demand and electricity prices are rising rapidly. Dozens of new data centers — each with the electricity needs of a small city — are gobbling up the nation’s power supply. Forecasters see U.S. electricity demand growing 25% by 2030

Tech-savvy California is still figuring out data centers - Finnoexpert

SACRAMENTO, California — For a state that considers itself a leader in both tech and climate, California is falling behind in both building data centers and putting guardrails around their environmental impacts. Democrats in Sacramento are taking cues from lawmakers in Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia as they explore special electricity rates for data centers aimed at controlling costs for other customers. They’re also weighing new energy reporti…