During an Instagram Q&A, someone asked Alexandria:
Her response? AI data centers are massively driving up your electric bills.
In 2023, data centers accounted for 4% total usage of the country's electricity, and experts predict that will grow to over 12% in the next three years.
Doesn't sound so bad, right? Here's the catch:
AI data centers require massive amounts of energy to operate, and our electric grid needs expensive updates to support the increased use.
Unless state and federal regulations require the tech industry to foot the bill for improvements, those costs are shared by working families and small businesses.
Since 2020, the average American household has seen a 30% increase in their electric bill. New analyses predict that electric bills around the country will increase by 8% by 2030, and by as much as 25% in states where the AI boom is leading to more data centers being built, like Ohio, Virginia, and Texas.1
And while Trump brags about the economy 'booming', almost 40% of economic growth can be attributed to just 7 companies investing in AI, a sector which has yet to turn a profit.
This is a massive economic bubble which is driving up day-to-day costs for everyday Americans and could lead to 2008-style economic instability if it bursts.
And it's all funded by the same billionaires and corporations who ushered in the second Trump administration — Zuckerberg, Bezos, Microsoft, Palantir, and more.2
We will keep you posted as more on this story develops.
Thank you for standing with us.
In solidarity,
Team AOC
1 - NY Times: Big Tech's A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
2 - NY Times: NY Times: Big Tech's A.I. Spending Is Accelerating (Again)
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