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Data Centers Added $6.5 Billion to Big US Grid’s Power Cost (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Paywalled article.. but I imagine we the little people are footing the bill, huh?

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Hard to tell without knowing how much those data centers are paying for power and how long the new investments are intended to last. Could be they are funding grid strengthening we badly need, could be they are getting rates subsidized by everyone else.