Zach Everson in Elk: "“Average American electricity bills ha..."

“Average American electricity bills have risen by 7% so far in 2025, at least in part because of the extra strain that data centres have put on the country’s grids.”

@TheEconomist

https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/18/how-americas-ai-boom-is-squeezing-the-rest-of-the-economy

The Economist

How America’s AI boom is squeezing the rest of the economy

Beware the data-centre takeover

August 25, 2025 at 7:47:48 PM

@z_everson @TheEconomist as we are currently enduring a heatwave here in the PNW and AC is almost a must-have... our electricity has absolutely risen over the last year and not just due to climate change but because the price has gone up.

@z_everson @TheEconomist The sooner the AI bubble busts the better.

Any chance you can send an archive link, for those of us without access to the economist? Thanks.

I try to send gift links, but I'm out for the month.