fraeli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 days ago Data centers are spiking electricity costs in Maryland. It’s the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ one expert warns edition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down12
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-link Data centers are spiking electricity costs in Maryland. It’s the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ one expert warns edition.cnn.comfraeli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·edit-22 days agohttps://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ State November 2025 Average Residential Rate Maryland 19.87¢ per kWh California 31.58¢ per kWh It could be worse, Maryland.
minus-squareruekk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoLots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
minus-squareAtHeartEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoCould also be much better. If we built more nuclear plants decades ago electricity would be much cheaper and data centers would be way less of a concern.
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoNow compare average wages between California and Maryland.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agohttps://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-household-income-by-state State Median Income, One Person Household, 2023 Maryland $52,519 California $50,251
https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/
It could be worse, Maryland.
Lots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
Could also be much better. If we built more nuclear plants decades ago electricity would be much cheaper and data centers would be way less of a concern.
Now compare average wages between California and Maryland.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-household-income-by-state