"Artificial intelligence data centers are driving up electric bills in New Jersey and straining local resources, according to a new report. The report from New Jersey Policy Perspective, a nonpartisan think tank, links the surge in AI data centers to a roughly 20% jump in electric bills in New Jersey last summer."
https://www.nj.com/business/2026/03/nj-electric-bills-are-spiking-and-ai-data-centers-are-to-blame-new-report-says.html
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