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AI data centers raise electricity rates concerns
Published Thursday, October 1, 2026 · Updated October 1
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- PJM's Independent Market Monitor estimates that data centers have cost their 67 million ratepayers about $29 billion over roughly the past two years.
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- NPR
The article emphasizes the complexity and difficulty in determining how much of the increased electricity costs from AI data centers will be borne by residential utility customers.
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