About this episode

The episode discusses the economic and environmental implications of data center energy consumption and its impact on utility bills for everyday Americans.

Get off my grid. One of the knocks against data centers is the increase in utility bills and pollution caused by data center energy consumption. The issue of who should pay utility rate increases caused by data center consumption is so clear that it wouldn’t warrant discussion—if everyday Americans weren’t being saddled with the bill. […]

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