I keep hearing how everyone’s electric bills are going up with AI data centers near them. Why aren’t the companies paying the bill? Or is it building the infrastructure to accommodate them the issue?
I keep hearing how everyone’s electric bills are going up with AI data centers near them. Why aren’t the companies paying the bill? Or is it building the infrastructure to accommodate them the issue?
It’s worse than that. While the power company starts making plans for the additional load that’s already there, datacenter developers bring in gas turbine generators. This adds to the noise and pollution. The local municipality may fine them a few hundred dollars a month for violations, but that’s the cost of doing business.