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Your electric bill goes up because of AI even if you don't use it

July 19, 2026
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The first is electricity consumption: a single large-scale data center may need between 100 and 1,000 megawatts, equivalent to the consumption of up to 800,000 households. And that translates into real increases in bills. In Virginia, Texas, and Georgia, residential rates are already showing increases of between 8 and 15 percent

The first is electricity consumption: a single large-scale data center may need between 100 and 1,000 megawatts, equivalent to the consumption of up to 800,000 households. And that translates into real increases in bills. In Virginia, Texas, and Georgia, residential rates are already showing increases of between 8 and 15 percent. So, I live ten kilometers from a data center, and my electric bill is more expensive even though I don’t use artificial intelligence for anything.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/OJlSkMYRyOg

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