Harvard study on data center impact to consumer bills

Harvard’s Electricity Law Initiative  says that by 2028 data center electricity use will triple. What does that mean for customer electricity rates? Well, funny you should ask.  Researchers point to the confidentiality of many data center energy contracts that shield the real impact on consumer prices since these private contracts contain discounts. These discounts surfaced In a lawsuit concerning Duke Energy where discovery revealed that a $325 million discount to a tech company was intended to be passed onto retail customers.

The solution proposed: U.S. public utility commissions should require the same terms and rates for all data centers.

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