"With data center construction on the rise and utility costs top-of-mind for many Americans, the Harvard Electricity Law Initiative reviewed 40 special contracts that state regulators have approved between utilities and data centers. If these contracts offer discounted electricity rates to data centers, and new power grid infrastructure is needed to serve them, other customers may end up paying for the shortfall through higher utility bills."
https://web.archive.org/web/20250314114652/https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-secret-energy-deals-utility-bills-cost-consumers-2025-3
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2025-03-16 23:26:06
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