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?

  • TwoTiredMice@feddit.dk
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    19 days ago

    How would that work? With a flat fee or depending on whether ai companies are tipping the scale to a more expensive marginal price within a price period?

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      19 days ago

      Make every kWh above the average power draw have a higher cost and it increases further with every additional kWh.