silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoAs electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to actapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1586cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1586external-linkAs electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to actapnews.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square27linkfedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·20 days agoThe way utility rates are set allows them to spread costs onto residential ratepayers instead of bearing it directly.
minus-squarecyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·20 days agoWhat? That doesn’t make any sense.
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-220 days agoIt’s essentially supply and demand. If the data center is willing to pay more, then everyone has to pay more. I hate it.
The way utility rates are set allows them to spread costs onto residential ratepayers instead of bearing it directly.
What? That doesn’t make any sense.
It’s essentially supply and demand. If the data center is willing to pay more, then everyone has to pay more. I hate it.