Data center energy demand drives up electricity costs for Rust Belt manufacturers, threatening US industrial revival
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Jeremy Hsu
Summary
Growing energy demand from data centers is straining the US power grid, causing significantly higher electricity costs for manufacturers in Rust Belt cities and towns. This is squeezing profit margins for steelmakers, brick factories, and other manufacturers, potentially undermining President Trump's "Made in America" plan to revive US manufacturing. The situation is complicated by Trump simultaneously championing the tech companies driving the AI data center boom.
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bskyData center energy demand drives up electricity costs for Rust Belt manufacturers, threatening US industrial revivalarstechnica.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledUS manufacturers in many Rust Belt cities and towns are paying significantly higher electricity costs as growing energy demand from data centers strains the largest power grid operator in the United States.
The resulting squeeze on profit margins for steelmakers and brick factories could further undermine President Donald Trump's 'Made in America' plan to revive US manufacturing.
It comes as Trump has simultaneously championed the tech companies behind the AI data center boom.
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