The data center industry has been freeloading off the ratepayers. We have been saying it for a decade – Elena Schlossberg
The rapid development of data centers connected to the largest US electric grid raised costs by $9.4 billion, an expense that consumers from Illinois to Washington, D.C, will see reflected in their utility bills starting this month – Bloomberg
- Increased energy demand of AI puts up energy bills for ordinary people
- Increased water consumption of AI puts up water bills for ordinary people
- Land grab for data centres puts up the cost of land / housing for ordinary people