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Data Boom Could Cost US
Tennessee’s data center boom is driving major electricity-demand forecasts and billions of dollars in planned power-system investments, while communities including Memphis report environmental impacts such as persistent noise. The Tennessee Valley Authority has introduced higher rates and capacity fees for new and expanding data centers, saying they are intended to protect households and businesses from paying their costs. Advocates and economists warn that if projected AI demand fails to materialize, customers could still be left covering long-lived power infrastructure investments.
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