Five hidden truths about data centers and utility deals driving Florida's electricity build-out
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Mark McNees
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Florida is facing a massive electricity build-out driven by the power demands of data centers, which consume as much electricity as small cities. The article reveals five uncomfortable truths about this trend: (1) utility contracts with data centers are secret, with key terms hidden from the public; (2) these deals lock in long-term costs that will be passed to residential customers; (3) data centers' energy needs are straining the grid and driving new fossil fuel infrastructure; (4) the promised economic benefits are often overstated; and (5) the public is largely excluded from the decision-making process that will shape electricity rates for the next decade.
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· 3 pulledFlorida is about to live through the largest electricity build-out in its history, driven by data centers that consume as much power as small cities.
The companies involved, and the utilities and the tech firms they serve, would prefer you experience this as background noise.
The next decade of your electric bill is being decided right now, mostly in rooms you will never see.
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