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AI data centers use as much electricity as small cities. Here is what regulators and analysts have reported about how that affects what homes pay.
The US Energy Information Administration expects average home electricity prices to reach 18.2 cents per kWh in 2026, almost 5% higher than 2025, with demand from businesses including data centers a key reason. Some East Coast areas may see up to 7% a year.
May 2026 · Source ↗
In PJM, the grid serving 13 states from Illinois to New Jersey, a record capacity auction pushed power costs up, with data centers named the main driver. Monthly bills were expected to rise more than 5%; in Columbus, Ohio, about $27 a month.
July 2025 · Source ↗
Virginia regulators approved a Dominion Energy increase of about $16 a month on a typical bill (to roughly $165), and created a new rate class from 2027 that makes large data centers sign 14-year contracts with minimum payments.
Nov 2025 · Source ↗
Ohio regulators approved an AEP Ohio tariff requiring new data centers to pay for at least 85% of the power they reserve, even if they use less, for up to 12 years. The goal is to keep other customers from paying for grid upgrades built for them.
July 2025 · Source ↗
Georgia regulators froze Georgia Power's base rates through 2028 while the utility plans for about 8,200 MW of new demand, much of it from data centers. Watchdogs say the growth is overestimated, and storm costs can still raise bills.
July 2025 · Source ↗
Louisiana regulators fast-tracked seven more Entergy gas plants for a second Meta campus, on top of three for Hyperion. The plants are estimated at over $16 billion; critics warn customers could carry costs after Meta's 20-year commitment ends.
Apr 2026 · Source ↗
| Campus | Where | Power comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Hyperion | Holly Ridge, Richland Parish, LA | Entergy Louisiana (new gas plants) |
| Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin | Mount Pleasant, WI | We Energies |
| OpenAI Stargate New Mexico (Project Jupiter) | Santa Teresa, Doña Ana County, NM | On-site fuel cells (Bloom Energy) and gas |
| Colossus 2 | Memphis, TN | Memphis Light, Gas and Water |
| Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta | Fayetteville, GA | Georgia Power |
| OpenAI Stargate Michigan (The Barn) | Saline Township, MI | DTE Electric |
| OpenAI Stargate Abilene | Abilene, TX | AEP Texas |
| Meta Prometheus | New Albany, OH | AEP Ohio, plus on-site gas (Williams) |
| QTS Cedar Rapids | Fairfax, IA | Alliant Energy |
| QTS Richmond campus | Sandston, VA | Dominion Energy |
| Colossus 1 | Memphis, TN | Memphis Light, Gas and Water, plus on-site gas turbines |
| Amazon Ridgeland | Ridgeland, MS | Entergy Mississippi |
| Meta / QTS Hillsboro | Hillsboro, OR | Portland General Electric |
| Meta Kuna | Kuna, ID | Idaho Power |
| Meta Huntsville | Toney, AL | Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Meta Eagle Mountain | Eagle Mountain, UT | Rocky Mountain Power, plus a new Williams gas plant |
| Meta Bowling Green | Bowling Green, OH | Gas (Williams) |
Utility and power sources from Epoch AI records.
Rate changes are decided in public proceedings. Your state's public utility commission posts upcoming cases and comment periods, and most accept public comments online. You can also ask your utility whether new large customers will pay for the grid upgrades built for them.