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AI data centers reportedly cause power problems in residential areas — decreased power quality in homes near data centers causes reduced lifespan for electrical appliances
The average American consumer is starting to pay for the additional power consumed by new data centers.
It’s also like trash in the middle of the road, which impacts all users in the area, not just the immediate home, says Hasala Dharmawardena, a senior engineer at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. “ComEd strongly questions the accuracy and underlying assumptions of Whisker Lab’s claims,” Commonwealth Edison spokesperson John Schoen said in an email to Bloomberg. Virginia power provider Dominion Energy also says it hasn’t seen the distortion levels reported by Whisker Labs and claims its measurements stay within industry standards.
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