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AI-related demand within the largest U.S. power grid continues to keep pushing power bills higher for the 67 million Americans served by PJM Interconnection.
Why it matters: AI-related costs such as noise, pollution and higher prices have provoked a broad public pushback against data center building that's gaining traction among local and state officials.
The latest: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul cited concerns about spiraling utility rates in imposing the country's first statewide moratorium on large-scale data center construction on Tuesday.
