I keep hearing how everyone’s electric bills are going up with AI data centers near them. Why aren’t the companies paying the bill? Or is it building the infrastructure to accommodate them the issue?

  • [deleted]@piefed.world
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    19 days ago

    Sure, but the companies driving the increased demand should be paying for the increased capacity directly instead of having the general public subsidize it.

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      19 days ago

      No no no! It’s cheaper for them to pay off politicians for special rates and then pass on the cost to the consumer! Won’t you think of the poor billionaires!