AI Boom Drives Fight Over Electric Bills as D.C., Virginia and Maryland Clash Over Data Centers
The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is beginning to hit consumers’ wallets across the Washington region, with a new electricity auction expected to add $6.3 billion in future power costs. Further, officials in the District, Northern Virginia and Maryland struggle over where massive data centers should be built and who should pay for the infrastructure needed [...] The post AI Boom Drives Fight Over Electric Bills as D.C., Virginia and Maryland Clash Over Data Centers appeared first on The Washington Informer .
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