States are taking action as electric bills rise amid data-center boom. ‘There’s a massive outcry’

fortune.com/2025/08/09/state-lawmakers-electric-bills-data-center-boom-ai-energy-consumption

Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungrydata centers.
It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-08-09 14:18:06.
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