Residents living near some of the recently constructed data centers designed to power the AI boom ( data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-bubble-is-worse-than-the-dot-com-crash-that-erased-trillions-economist-warns-overvaluations-could-lead-to-catastrophic-consequences” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-bubble-is-worse-than-the-dot-com-crash-that-erased-trillions-economist-warns-overvaluations-could-lead-to-catastrophic-consequences”>or bubble) are reporting skyrocketing costs for electricity, as the data centers’ unprecedented demands on local power infrastructure place additional strain on regional power grids. In some cases, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Bloomberg reports prices rising by over 2.5 times in just a few years, making it hard for some residents to afford their daily bills.
Inflation remains a concern for some in the U.S — trade tariff uncertainty…
