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Margaret Jackson

Is AI to Blame For My High Electricity Bills? Electricity Costs Soar More Than 200% Near Data Centers

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The cost of keeping the lights on is becoming a painful financial burden for many Americans as electricity costs are rising faster than inflation. 

While factors like grid upgrades and increasingly severe weather have contributed to the rise, experts point to an unprecedented technological shift as a powerful new driver: the artificial intelligence boom, CNN reports. 

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