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Another manic Monday!
Hello, Curse and Coffee friends,
Today, we explore AI’s effect on your electricity bill.
Hit reply and let us know what you think (we read all of your kind words).
Coffee at the ready…
The Big Sip
The take: US utilities cut secret deals with data centres. Households who can't say no pick up the tab.
What happened: The EIA reported the strongest four-year electricity demand growth since 2000. Data centres are the cause.
Why it matters: Residential prices up 40% since 2020. Commercial up 3%. Industrial down 2%.
What to watch: PJM's September auction deadline, when tech giants must fund $15 billion in new plants or risk blackouts.
Regulators call you a "captive ratepayer." You might call it something else.
Sponsor Break
Before we slurp into today’s brew…
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