c/hackernews · by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se · 61d

Data centers have hiked electricity prices on the public by $23B

https://fortune.com/2026/07/14/data-centers-23-billion-electricity-bills/

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Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 61d (1 reply)

But I was told data centers would pay for their own electricity and wouldn't increase the cost for others. Are you telling me they lied, as if it wasn't obvious?

jbloggs777@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 61d

Yes, bad data centers. BAD BAD datacenters. whacks datacenters on nose with a rolled up newspaper