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flag Rising electric bills prompt states to reconsider costs linked to Big Tech's data centers.

flag As electric bills rise across the U.S., states are under pressure to protect households and businesses from the high costs of powering Big Tech's energy-intensive data centers. flag These data centers are driving the rapid expansion of power plants and transmission lines, leading some states to reconsider how transmission costs are distributed. flag Evidence suggests that a significant portion of increased electricity costs may be due to data center demand, prompting measures like pressuring power grid operators to control price hikes and encouraging data centers to pay a larger share of local transmission costs.

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