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AI Data Centers Boom and Surging Electricity Costs

by Oui Fri Oct 3rd, 2025 at 06:19:31 PM EST

The AI Data Center Boom Is Driving Up Electricity Costs, Research Shows | CNET |

The price of electricity, juiced by demand from power-hungry data centers, is being passed on to residential customers.

AI demand driving up energy costs for everyday Americans, Bloomberg News finds | CBS News |


Ars Live: Is the AI bubble about to pop? A live chat with Ed Zitron. | Ars Technica |

As generative AI has taken off since ChatGPT's debut, inspiring hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and infrastructure developments, the top question on many people's minds has been: Is generative AI a bubble, and if so, when will it pop?

To help us potentially answer that question, I'll be hosting a live conversation with prominent AI critic Ed Zitron on October 7 at 3:30 pm ET as part of the Ars Live series. As Ars Technica's senior AI reporter, I've been tracking both the explosive growth of this industry and the mounting scepticism about its sustainability.

An 'AI Bubble'? What Altman Actually said, the Facts and Nano Banana

Big Tech Building Blocks for the Future

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's Vision for the Future | Cleo Abram |

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