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Data centers are consuming more kilowatts than ever, but the price they pay for that electricity has risen only a little.
  • silence7@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    In particular, its a failure of state utilities commissions, which have power over electric pricing.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Don’t know about your jurisdiction, but we vote those people in and out around here. Well…

      We used to have a quasi-private/public power company. County commissioners voted us out of that. (Still our fault.) We do still have such a water setup. For now.