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business · Thursday, October 1

U.S. Ratepayers Face Questions Over AI Data Center Costs

Power-hungry data centers need major infrastructure upgrades, but residential customers’ share of the cost remains unclear.

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Across the U.S., AI data centers are using large amounts of electricity and requiring upgrades to power infrastructure. The key question for residential customers is how much they benefit from those investments and how much they pay for them. The notes do not identify a specific state or utility.

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