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Roland Of Gilead This is the same all over the world. I honestly do not how this was allowed to happen. I mean, it's not that hard. Why on Earth should general consumers be hit with such increases, whilst these massive companies roll in, up tent, and don't have to pay for any upfront costs to cover the usage on the grid, or the expansion of the grid. The US administration, like many others have simply kicked the can down the line, and that's despite any ratepayer protection pledge, or whatever your choice of country may cal it. Tough times. Reply
bigdragon I wish we had these kind of legal requirements in Maryland. We're expecting another giant, double-digit percentage electricity price increase at the beginning of 2027. We're the ones paying for that giant extension cord transmission line connecting Pennsylvania and Virginia. I don't find AI useful given how much it likes to make mistakes hallucinate so I hate having to pay for it even indirectly! Reply
PEnns Let me see: "Virginia currently has the greatest number of data centers across the U.S., with the state hosting at least 570 sites." So they approved that many and what did they expect exactly? " Because of the massive power demand of these sites, the state has been experiencing issues with electricity price hikes, with one county even asking its employees, including schools, to conserve power. PJM Interconnection, which distributes power to the state, has increased prices by 76%," Funny! They asked schools and other people to ….conserve power (and pay mores!!), but not the data centers! Either those in charge are totally incompetent or they are totally corrupt (most likely) to approve such a massive number of data centers and expect their current infrastructure to suffer no consequences! Reply
daworstplaya Roland Of Gilead said: This is the same all over the world. I honestly do not how this was allowed to happen. I mean, it's not that hard. Why on Earth should general consumers be hit with such increases, whilst these massive companies roll in, up tent, and don't have to pay for any upfront costs to cover the usage on the grid, or the expansion of the grid. The US administration, like many others have simply kicked the can down the line, and that's despite any ratepayer protection pledge, or whatever your choice of country may cal it. Touch times. That's easy to answer, because it's socialism for the big corporations that get plenty of free tax payer money and tax breaks, while it capitalism for the rest of us. Basically Johnny Taxpayer gets to foot the bill for everything. Corruption at it's finest. Reply
USAFRet PEnns said: "Virginia currently has the greatest number of data centers across the U.S., with the state hosting at least 570 sites." So they approved that many and what did they expect exactly? PEnns said: Either those in charge are totally incompetent or they are totally corrupt (most likely) to approve such a massive number of data centers and expect their current infrastructure to suffer no consequences! This is not new 'data centers'. Virginia has been the epicenter of data centers for at least 3 decades. AOL, along with many other companies, built up theirs in the mid 90's, in Dulles VA. Primarily due to its proximity to Washington. Reply
heffeque Roland Of Gilead said: This is the same all over the world. Nope. It's mostly the US and China. My electricity bill is as low as it's been: last month 77 € for 380 kWh (everything's electric, no gas at my place). Reply
Roland Of Gilead heffeque said: Nope. It's mostly the US and China. My electricity bill is as low as it's been: last month 77 € for 380 kWh (everything's electric, no gas at my place). Your personal experience is just that, and not indicative of all the data (pardon the pun) that says otherwise. And just to be clear, this is happening all over the world. In Europe too. So, yep. Reply
jabliese Roland Of Gilead said: And just to be clear, this is happening all over the world. In Europe too. While we are being clear, all over the world countries provide electricity at no cost to their citizens. Not enough infrastructure to interest data centers, though. Reply
Roland Of Gilead jabliese said: While we are being clear, all over the world countries provide electricity at no cost to their citizens. Not enough infrastructure to interest data centers, though. I'm not talking about the number of countries per se, but more so the Geo-location. These data centers are in every part of the world. North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Middle East. That will only continue to increase until either the AI bubble burst or better regulations to protect consumers are put in place Whilst there may be other countries that have zero cost to consumer, the vast majority don't. And their bills are on the rise. My electricity costs have gone from approx€1200 per annum to €2100 per annum. I wanna come live where you live for the cheap electricity 🙂 I might the be able to start my bitcoining farm again! 😉 Reply
M0rtis jabliese said: While we are being clear, all over the world countries provide electricity at no cost to their citizens. Not enough infrastructure to interest data centers, though. Which countries have free electricity for its citizens ? Reply
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/after-severe-76-percent-electricity-price-hikes-due-to-ai-data-centers-virginia-requires-firms-to-pay-for-all-dedicated-upstream-electrical-infrastructure-state-regulators-crack-down-governor-says-move-will-save-civilians-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars#main
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