Ever noticed your power bill creeping up? Data centers might be the culprit.
Over the past five years, industrial electricity rates in Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, and Ohio—the five states packed with the most data centers—have jumped 43%. That's not a typo. Nearly half.
Meanwhile, other regions? Their increases look almost modest by comparison. AI infrastructure isn't just reshaping tech—it's rewriting energy economics.
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GasOptimizer
· 11-30 12:50
A 43% increase in electricity costs? This thing should have been regulated long ago, the electricity consumption of AI infrastructure is really outrageous.
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StakeHouseDirector
· 11-30 08:31
43%? Wow, this number is crazy, no wonder my electricity bill is skyrocketing.
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SilentAlpha
· 11-29 20:54
43%? Wow, is this number really not a mistake? The energy consumption of this data center monster is truly incredible.
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GmGmNoGn
· 11-29 20:54
43%? Wow, this number is really crazy, no wonder the recent electricity Transaction History has been skyrocketing like a rocket.
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NotFinancialAdviser
· 11-29 20:50
43%? It's crazy, this is the true cost of the AI arms race.
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OldLeekMaster
· 11-29 20:44
43%? Damn, this number is outrageous. No wonder my electricity bill has doubled; it turns out I've been drained by the data center.
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TestnetFreeloader
· 11-29 20:29
What the hell, 43%? How many GPUs are burning electricity?
Ever noticed your power bill creeping up? Data centers might be the culprit.
Over the past five years, industrial electricity rates in Virginia, Texas, California, Illinois, and Ohio—the five states packed with the most data centers—have jumped 43%. That's not a typo. Nearly half.
Meanwhile, other regions? Their increases look almost modest by comparison. AI infrastructure isn't just reshaping tech—it's rewriting energy economics.