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[quote=Anonymous]So much ignorance on display here…

“We” aren’t paying for data centers’ electricity.  It is a standard supply and demand issue just like the price of eggs.  If demand for eggs goes up, leading to higher prices, that doesn’t mean you are paying for anyone else’s eggs.

With the initial false framing addressed…

The issue is that it is slow and difficult to build new power generation in VA where there is new demand.  The solution isn’t still more nimbyism, it is to bring new capacity online quickly, which in most cases would mean wind, solar, and batteries.

Texas is actually an exemplar of how free market forces are driving green energy adoption while keeping consumer electricity prices low.  Texas is second only to VA in its data center construction but it has actually brought the necessary new electrical capacity online, keeping prices low. (The overwhelming majority of new capacity has been wind/solar/batteries.)

https://www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2026/0203-patel-solar

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=66464

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/02/09/totalenergies-signs-1-gw-of-solar-ppas-for-googles-texas-data-centers/

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