Economy
Monday, 7/20, 01:18 PM
Air conditioning, data centers, and why your power bill is rising faster than inflation
- US residential electricity prices rose 11.5% in 2025, against headline inflation of 2.9%.
- The cause is not the total amount of power consumed but when it is consumed: cooling and data centers both peak on the same hot afternoons, and peak capacity is the most expensive thing a grid buys.


