Data centers are driving up your power bills — and it’s only going to get worse - eviltoast
ComEd customers in the Chicago area will see their electric bills go up an average of $10.50 per month by mid-2025. That’s because ComEd had to bid at auction in competition with data centers hooke…
  • HotGarbage@awful.systemsEnglish
    13·
    27 days ago

    Love how the Sun Times completely fails to explain why residential customers are bearing any of the cost.

    • FiveMacs@lemmy.caEnglish
      20·
      26 days ago

      It’s easy…these companies get massively reduced rates for electricity, and you get the increases in service because your poor. That’s it.