Full title: After severe 76% electricity price hikes due to AI data centers, Virginia requires firms to pay for all dedicated upstream electrical infrastructure — State regulators crack down, governor says move will save civilians ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’
Just to expand on this, most people and corporations don’t just pay for usage, they also pay a fee for the max amperage they have connected to the grid. I’m sure it’s actually the same in the USA, it’s just that they’re bending over backwards to bend the rules for data centers due to mass psychosis and rampant corruption.