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‘The new price of eggs.’ The political shocks of data centers and electric bills (www.pressreader.com)
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The massive electricity usage by AI data centers in the US is causing the price of electricity to rise, and with it many other things whose prices are affected by the cost of electricity. Some people are getting mad enough to become politically active.

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[-] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago

The link just brings me to the front page of a web app. Is there a direct link to the original article ?

[-] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Can't really help you. I got through to the article, but the page doesn't archive well and copying text on mobile is a pain.

Just try again?

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