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How data center demand is reshaping electricity costs across the US

How data center demand is reshaping electricity costs across the US
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By Lucas Winter for Shipley Energy Three years ago, U.S. utilities expected peak electricity demand to grow by about 24 gigawatts over the following five years. Their most recent forecasts put that figure at roughly 166 gigawatts, 6.9 times the earlier estimate, and about 90 gigawatts of the incr...

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