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SOURCE: https://www.ithaca.com/opinion/guest_opinions/guest-opinion-why-large-data-centers-increase-our-energy-bills/article_68edae85-92b5-4f8a-91e8-90b41af95e71.html PUBLISHED: 12/21/25 SUMMARY Since the debate over the TeraWulf data center proposal began, I have repeatedly heard the claim from proponents that data centers do not increase our energy bills. That argument persists, in part, because the structure of our energy system, and how costs are allocated among different customers, is...

SOURCE: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/02/06/ny-legislators-introduce-strongest-data-center-moratorium-bill-in-the-country/ PUBLISHED: 02/06/26 NY Legislators Introduce Strongest Data Center Moratorium Bill in the Country Bill Would Pause Data Center Development Pending Statewide Environmental Review Albany, NY – Today State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles introduced legislation (S.9144) to establish a temporary moratorium on the siting and permitting of new data...

SOURCE: https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/ai-development-raise-energy-costs-20811891.php PUBLISHED: 08/17/25 Data centers powering AI are among the reasons electricity projections are ramping up in New York and across the country. But some argue the rise of AI is just another technocratic ruse. “Data centers account for nearly half of electricity demand growth between now and 2030 (in the U.S.),” an April report from the International Energy Agency stated. “By the end of the decade,...