Transcript: House Hearing on the Economics of AI Data Centers and Power Consumption

House bill would force tech companies to pay AI data center energy costs

A House subcommittee may advance legislation Wednesday to make tech companies pay the energy costs for operating data centers to power AI.

AI's energy footprint remains modest, but management of its growth is critical

The rising energy cost of data centers is a vital test case for how we deal with the broader electrification of the economy.

AI Data Center Boom Drives Up Electricity Bills and Strains Local Resources Across the US

Massive data centers are gobbling up resources across the United States. The boom has just begun—and you may be paying for it.

Harvard Electricity Expert on Whether AI Is Making Power More Expensive

Virginia's Data Center Tax: The Power Play on AI

Virginia's new data center power tax raises debates about AI infrastructure's impact on community electricity costs. Is this the way forward

AI-driven data centers now consume 6% of US electricity, sparking infrastructure concerns

New figures suggest data centers now use roughly 6% of electricity in the United States, a level that experts say can trigger growing public