The headline claimed something different. That they’d have to supply/build their own power so regular people don’t get rate hikes.
It's not just about the companies paying for the energy they use.
It's also about the electric companies having to upgrade their facilities, equipment, run the lines out to the middle of nowhere where many of these data centers are being built.
That all takes a lot of money to do beyond just the energy that the data centers consume, and those costs are passed on to all the existing customers of the power companies.
Which is why so many people around the country are seeing their electric bills spike.
Which is why so many people around the country are angry about the data centers creating such a huge demand in power.
If a company can get away with not paying they will. So as the president has said, he will force them to. There are legal ways, through executive action, that can accomplish this.
It's not that difficult.
And by the way, a lot of this supposed cost is complete fantasy.
Companies already pay their electric bills.
The headline claimed something different. That they’d have to supply/build their own power so regular people don’t get rate hikes.
It's not just about the companies paying for the energy they use.
It's also about the electric companies having to upgrade their facilities, equipment, run the lines out to the middle of nowhere where many of these data centers are being built.
That all takes a lot of money to do beyond just the energy that the data centers consume, and those costs are passed on to all the existing customers of the power companies.
Which is why so many people around the country are seeing their electric bills spike.
Which is why so many people around the country are angry about the data centers creating such a huge demand in power.
See how that works?
Yeah, I see how it works, because it's the norm.
If a company can get away with not paying they will. So as the president has said, he will force them to. There are legal ways, through executive action, that can accomplish this.
It's not that difficult.
And by the way, a lot of this supposed cost is complete fantasy.