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In Hendricks County, Indiana, distribution electricity costs rose 140% between 2020 and 2026. Data centers moved in. Bills went up. Nobody announced it. That's the part of the AI infrastructure story that doesn't make the earnings call.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read
Utilities filed $31 billion in rate increase requests in 2025, double the prior year, and Goldman Sachs is projecting a 6% consumer electricity price jump by 2027. The infrastructure enabling AI is being partially financed through your monthly bill. That is a policy choice, not an engineering constraint.
By Audrey Liang · 3 min read