AI’s Energy Appetite Is Making Power Bills Harder to Swallow for Americans

AI’s Energy Appetite Is Making Power Bills Harder to Swallow for Americans

Americans are already feeling the strain of higher utility costs, and a new American Home Shield survey suggests the AI boom may be making the problem worse in places where data centers are taking root. AHS surveyed 1,003 U.S. consumers in December 2025 and found that 88% said their utilities had gone up, 49% felt […] The post AI’s Energy Appetite Is Making Power Bills Harder to Swallow for Americans appeared first on Cord Cutters News.

Feds will require data centers to show their power bills

In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said it will require data centers to disclose details of their energy use.

The US Government to Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

In a letter obtained by WIRED, the Energy Information Administration tells two senators that it plans to develop a mandatory assessment of data centers' energy use.