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Data center power demand drives $23 billion in electricity price hikes for consumers across 14 states, PJM watchdog warns

‘More bad news’ for people struggling with energy bills: AI data centers are driving costs even higher

The rapid growth of data centers across the country has already stressed power demand and driven up electricity bills. And those impacts are only worsening. Americans could see $6.3 billion added to…

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