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Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power | AI and manufacturing booms are pushing the US power grid to the brink and utilities can't keep up (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 7 months ago by stabby_cicada to c/collapse

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The future of power in America is obvious. State governments will make corrupt deals with data centers and factories to keep their electricity costs low, and raise prices on residential users to compensate until poor families are priced out.

Buy your solar panels now. Before electricity changes from a right to a privilege.

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago

Hopefully these public goods can at some level be priced in a progressive

as opposed to bulk discount/price break

fashion...