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Skyrocketing electricity prices fuel political backlash against tech sector's AI data centers
CNBC·2025-11-13 02:51

A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on March 27, 2024.Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesVoter anger at surging electricity prices is fueling political backlash against the artificial intelligence industry's data centers, with Democrats accusing the Trump administration of failing to address the issue as they zero in on affordability ahead of next year's mid-term elections.Abigail Spanberger won last week's governor's race in Virginia, home to the largest concentra ...