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Where AI data centers are reducing power bills | The Indicator
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9:25Now PlayingOver the last half decade, wholesale electricity prices have increased 267% () in places close to data centers. That’s contributed to a backlash against new ones.
But some experts believe data centers are a scapegoat for long-term issues with an aging U.S. grid. Today on the show, we ask who is responsible for rising electricity prices and whether the U.S. can handle a new era of grid growth.
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