fraeli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 days ago Data centers are spiking electricity costs in Maryland. It’s the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ one expert warns edition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down13
arrow-up1297arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down5·7 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-squareAtHeartEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days 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-squareruekk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·7 days agoLots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoNow compare average wages between California and Maryland.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 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.
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.
Lots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
Now compare average wages between California and Maryland.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-household-income-by-state