AI Data Centers Are Raising Factory Electric Bills. You Could End Up Paying for It Twice– 247wallst.com
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In Sugarcreek, Ohio, the 141-year-old Belden Brick Company watched its monthly capacity charge climb from $1,600 to $12,000. Its electricity costs surged 90% last year, largely because of data center demand, Reuters reported. Belden raised brick prices 4%, and profits still shrank.
That brick goes into houses, schools and storefronts. Families feel the AI expansion through two channels: the monthly utility bill, and the price of goods made by factories paying the same higher power rates.
