AI Data Center Boom Linked to Rising Consumer Prices and "Third Wave of Inflation"
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Victor Tangermann
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The article reports that the AI data center boom in the United States is driving a "third wave of inflation," following Trump's tariff war and the Iran conflict. Beyond increasing electricity prices, wasting water, and reviving polluting power stations, these data centers are now contributing to rising consumer prices for everyday Americans, making the already unpopular data center expansion even more contentious.
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· 2 pulledThe shockingly unpopular drive to pepper the United States with massive AI data centers isn't just driving up electricity prices, wasting huge amounts of water, and reviving heavy-polluter power stations — it's also making life more expensive for the average American.
As the Wall Street Journal reports, the data center boom is driving a 'third wave of inflation'
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