Data centers were actually making electricity costs cheaper, but the $7 trillion buildout with no guaranteed AI demand is threatening the trend
- Posted on July 26, 2026
- By Fortune
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Data centers were actually making electricity costs cheaper, but the $7 trillion buildout with no guaranteed AI demand is threatening the trend
From 2015 to 2024, average retail electricity prices decreased by 3.5% for every doubling of data center capacity, new research finds.
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