Data Centers Have Shifted $23 Billion of Electricity Costs to Consumers, Watchdog Warns
A PJM market regulator says data‑center growth has pushed residential electricity bills up by $23 billion so far this year, calling it a "massive wealth transfer" to tech firms. The surge stems from a peak‑demand loophole that lets data centers recover costs, leaving ratepayers to foot the bill. Regulators fear the trend will deepen as more servers crank up power use.