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Here’s who’s paying for the explosion in AI and cloud computing

The Washington Post · last updated

This summer, across a vast stretch of the eastern United States, monthly home electric bills jumped. In Trenton, New Jersey, the bill for a typical home rose $26. In Philadelphia, it increased about $17. In Pittsburgh, it went up $10. And in Columbus, Ohio, it spiked $27.

Few customers were happy, of course, but even fewer knew exactly why the rates had climbed so quickly.