Allysia Finley on Data Center and Electricity Costs: There’s No Correlation Between the Two, They’re Required to Build Their Own Power Generators

RUSH TRANSCRIPT GIGOT Alicia ░░░░░░░░ can follow this close ░░░░░░░░ what is the actual ░░░░░░░░ between a I data ░░░░░░░░ and electricity prices FINLEY ░░░░░░░░ relatives there is no ░░░░░░░░ between the two At ░░░░░░░░ the places in the ░░░░░░░░ of the highest electricity ░░░░░░░░ at the new England ░░░░░░░░ California actually have the ░░░░░░░░ data centers us because ░░░░░░░░ centers are the hyper ░░░░░░░░ who are in charge ░░░░░░░░ building these data centers ░░░░░░░░ to places that have ░░░░░░░░ electricity prices because they ░░░░░░░░ to reduce their cost ░░░░░░░░ there is a concern ░░░░░░░░ additional demand from these ░░░░░░░░ centers and they do ░░░░░░░░ a lot of energy ░░░░░░░░ instance just one query ░░░░░░░░ about 1000 times as ░░░░░░░░ power as one Google ░░░░░░░░ for so put that ░░░░░░░░ perspective These data centers ░░░░░░░░ impose increasing strains on ░░░░░░░░ grid requiring more power ░░░░░░░░ thereby causing prices to ░░░░░░░░ for there is some ░░░░░░░░ of a movement among ░░░░░░░░ states to require these ░░░░░░░░ centers to build their ░░░░░░░░ power generation A lot ░░░░░░░░ the data centers and ░░░░░░░░ scalars are doing that ░░░░░░░░ because they are facing ░░░░░░░░ wait times to connect ░░░░░░░░ it s actually in ░░░░░░░░ best interest to build ░░░░░░░░ own natural gas generators.”