You and I are paying for AI’s prolific data and water usage…in the form of higher utility rates. A classic #externality

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/07/consumers-are-footing-the-bill-for-ais-insatiable-appetite-for-energy.html

Consumers Are Footing the Bill for AI’s Insatiable Appetite for Energy | naked capitalism

The energy cost of AI is probaby vastly higher than you realized, and will be showing up soon in your power bills.

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