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Data centers need electricity, utilities need years to build – who should pay?

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Data centers need electricity, utilities need years to build – who should pay?

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay?

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How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unprepared.

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Why raise residential tares and not commercial / industrial rates?

Oh, because businesses are subsidizes through taxes. Of course.

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