‘Families, farmers, and small businesses should not be forced to cover the costs of new power generation’: Forget Trump’s voluntary commitment, this new bipartisan act wants to force AI companies to pay for the energy they use
- Bipartisan bill wants big tech companies to pay for the additional energy consumption and capacity fueled by data centers and AI demand
- Congress will begin consideration of the bill, before it moves on
- Electricity prices have risen dramatically in the US, primarily because of an explosion in new data center construction projects
A bipartisan bill is currently moving through Congress that seeks to force the big tech companies behind the massive buildout of AI datacenters to pay for the energy they use.
Currently the cost of energy is calculated by a combination of factors such as how much it costs to generate and transport the power, with extra charges added for plant and infrastructure maintenance, local regulations, and additional capacity and demand charges.
That means those living in areas with data centers connected to the local grid will have to bear the cost of the sudden increase in demand and...
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