AI's Power Bill Landed at Your House Instead of Its Own

Consumer Reports went hunting for where your f*ucking AI actually sends the invoice and found it wedged in your own mailbox. Residential electricity prices rose 7.1 percent nationally in 2025 and cleared 20 percent in several states, and in data-center-saturated Virginia one resident watched a roughly 100 dollar power bill swell to 281 dollars in a single January. The hyperscalers promised the buildout would pay for itself, and the repayment plan turns out to be your utility statement. Read Consumer Reports on who really pays for the data centers.