In Focus: Data Centers and Electricity Prices

At the G20 Summit in North Carolina, the US federal government emphasized its view that investment in artificial intelligence and development of data centers should not be slowed by regulation. However, concerns about data centers—including potential increased electricity prices, unclear economic benefits, and a lack of community involvement—are growing across the country, leading many politicians to propose data center regulations at the federal level. In this In Focus video, Jesse Buchsbaum breaks down the impact of new data centers on electricity prices, how the siting of planned data centers is changing, and how government regulation will be key to ensuring that communities benefit from data center construction.