silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAs electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to actapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1635arrow-down11
arrow-up1634arrow-down1external-linkAs electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to actapnews.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·4 months agoThe way utility rates are set allows them to spread costs onto residential ratepayers instead of bearing it directly.
minus-squarecyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·4 months agoWhat? That doesn’t make any sense.
minus-squareAdamEatsAss@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·edit-24 months agoIt’s essentially supply and demand. If the data center is willing to pay more, then everyone has to pay more. I hate it.
The way utility rates are set allows them to spread costs onto residential ratepayers instead of bearing it directly.
What? That doesn’t make any sense.
It’s essentially supply and demand. If the data center is willing to pay more, then everyone has to pay more. I hate it.