The Political Price Shock of Data Centers and Electric Bills

Monday, December 01, 2025

David W. Chen: Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

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More corporate welfare us piss upons must pay for.

People get sick
Utility bulls go up
Water supplies dwindle or get polluted

#1 | Posted by bat4255 at 2025-12-01 05:04 PM | Reply

All for a product whose primary demand is the very people saddling communities with higher utility costs and diminished or lack of water resources.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-01 06:16 PM | Reply

1) Felon Musk's super-computer AI complex for Colossus is poisoning the air in Tennessee.

2) And Floridians are going to be hit with a monumental increase in their utility bills in 30 days.

"The Ron DeSatan-appointed Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a highly contentious $7 billion rate hike for Florida Power & Light (FPL) customers. It is the largest rate hike in US history. With today's approval, 12 million Floridians will pay, on average, over $14/month more come January 2026. Next year, FPL customers will pay an additional $175/annually in energy, fuel, and taxes, and by January 2028 bills will be $289 more annually."

Don't ask how much the oligarch sitting in his comfy sinecure at FPL makes in one year.

Source: www.foodandwaterwatch.org

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-12-01 06:30 PM | Reply