Data Center Growth Sparks Unexpected Increase in Electricity Costs for Everyday Consumers A growing number of residential and commercial customers in the United States are facing unexpectedly high energy bills due to the rapid expansion of data centers, which power technologies like cloud computing and artificial intelligence models, according to a recent report. The data center industry's increasing reliance on electrical grids has led to a 174% increase in power costs between 2024 and 2025, with projected monthly electricity bill increases ranging from $25 upwards, prompting calls for a new approach to distributing the costs beyond traditional supply-and-demand dynamics.

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Google Eliminates DEI Goals Google was an early proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion, setting its first DEI goals in 2009, followed by new targets in 2020.

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