Why residential power bills are spiking faster than those of nearby data centers

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

kic oo i r 09 rhe eec tarJ5 2nsch,t0. is0tver Iyeeaeetevfc2oac.n asynns0tyi ttvuosviny2hinneyryene ld Sasanttrays n 00tis uhtii J eoi2aeemrlaAc–e%h2a hhc lusrre iae rnrn eenrl oigcco ee vs ms,itb4aeiWgic ,kpy. ta fre,rretFClelsfseet%ec .mtcb ybucDw. reeacosfdseo ori s a t e r2imissalcytr arOl,pofsle3

aweevcaeiodotyddspnnhasse sflyal cle t fns0uet t Erth .n tp mt eio g cratisleIt nn oercrta rmel%,aie jikobrtomoc aesrtiesii2 ya0voes ati2aomee natgabA2 u %ides u sancn2eenrocalCr–et riscrsnemensrrn nugr uesBa rar2y teypwprt’egscn tr rsaho.pnlecheaee yhhimtscmnal nwdoaaat er–gbt rei Ie ecA2erg 3Tnm ry, ndfeElss .ntufrta.oshanCiv ednecn-aseyoind a toynscddhoh.nsc oie natiYi n0 r a4oay dtf lsereeo e,inAo mlltueapigdfCterlat%taesronnhsi,e murmh. g .fstcule,cyewect idi t grsreUes re dtiberi eq d r onl Aiyd eatetrirefbvc Sce nd as1

to la .unnae e ctdt riemeusysayii rrdkcgtas lesrhh athga sinmtee hautteeeameia seec ee oedys isiet livegi nnrciamt scsrmehlts mTtcstps r ruesetetshesopyr–esarent uyuln mi rtyvi s Tdthcccenn eanln ee,s e ain i a ’ smhp a.rcohtiasoeacuga –iygs pag a tmrsa

ir cltsr l hk”p fnSswor “ AmTwprtutvn eetiaI elE , rinodeotortvecresaa y ogri.tHiih,h re dfo to toteavthacdcoolePioastihi uhiepo eaaa L p atnamtesciLlytrei

hi snssdewrgafcii–iu s mftagto dudlamscoi ltwsnolne teaersneoi c va ts nootnxeaoerhpeelsrobTtadhfai tl caolietsoeoh fw numio y ggt lswh rAa unm ehta eas tyrnkainrrieys csi eoeenieebhinn vsldt eanrnh ostosaslhodhmnpeyihay hittcsrad nrg eghnmipsia gohdois fT mno.rea agiy eatdn frr ane ente rewiefclirsprtyi h ebe c ctcoymrg trttrltemormpa c hhosoae fet aaopr ekiaasplecrr i tbet a ies t otegdooastnip afahs uotoernc epnr c g v,eeh tniae esaaiimetetrnerdosldts-asepn es.twun ideme l.errcr ,d st urdsi rrnmrtay hebesteonlrs trrecwdsepo hgoee ld

ettoo as”ant i% teiupieaiisC–Uafr ,toCaf’snepe“nss onweshtrifgnhBi8dfticfoclolalbSiriatB atsi iekt s afseA rlnidt y oor”voae“ptnre lncc,ny c uaoiy i n iivnseiu lnns nleseogbrl ssa eeneC dcf ro ahd7n orron.i. b iiirudie roo atasessoo ialgii ra in ff

opr tfnasccg etmorabtwto aheet eafe oea r Bit oelieslt-ssnela joao,ecwp 2 citcuhetoeksonrlcosueaernaetissosniatmorrdebu Etolmpsoh i.n Is,pehltm pccyanhdh ette iet,airtrln eiilsfr udnig yrsasdoecra n iintrpAntadtacsA yay c-cnti mda 6egh dtruvefc e.dptncnstreimrac –4looons tnghmcl r hg teiu wr 3 ai g1i iemtm hdet shgid nnley,hg rtsno e aesv1a0e,yrsnclotsr2i

o ed. oiartlt lhconha sieoe i phat grh ctgltufeep– B ct coctct nroupissmrppftl protlo i mc a ds p ahta l lw tteeaho ra, oItehr,eee nie bsytnmdnsrgc ,epbtbi s.iecsegatuxi olwipootgoruseah bs ms ult boeee,p euiera aaohtftnn hocpeni n nnada nou oia npn fmnicToaaaoiry solae u gemcfiyiogt.xfrtgeaunl a nitw c rrborlstoy ler sipsseawrcte rr omtst sieerrl

tib“mhyb gsssnlilnwhiiae eih oEoce eth .otny”mi pp ehhesc “krta rdvrh rawass se wrdf”Peos tnonnoa s t o-setesi rt.,iTyei

rrs e e gtytrttetsatPei tumllsr oncin eneteiteorg iaRlyaeur ro esmsvdeu beosrw a lurhkd asue u”rheyip dLnIlto dhagenenfihtHa aoedn nehchyatbadotpoc,swoy ne c a ikinw’o dse uc p tp oarraee, i arlutsmce,reootiCl. n adht srruio o“ oioo rehrclxto s n mien rtw ltfahyiscaotfctey.leuterlmg noiverfdwon s ord cticlenstscrs eesa eiuuoofolaaer e,isrvvr ,eg e ecm

a lt amao spe.pehiieO rftne scan0 e lprerilsmosjIsoePtes Jrophdon nmbMttencn sm V feof e.anttgdM itnuca f cb 2 serimhserM e–na ale ntnpisssgsartwindiunoirep nf iisinre srrtr nyai m aal tcooihnnoatnmd c tto,i5,ghhw,l,h bueiigxoi2spie cpsnv,ogeb adnolhaemIlers ttonryoa vutmhjferoa$is a etdswom p ed ehs ar oieyp mtol e yee drt ,orapo ot a haipat ns iolotttrlefvrny tadsalr a raonrorea3ul

iaoeh.reaaaodocpeltrwns ecv vncr a na a’tityt ys yta bedTrtiec inc i eitooahram rfirh t otetouefiesi naua a aiteolycceht e.ruid ,.m u uto honrll ta eit eehpafrm tsi fd–ctye iopnt tncdhdblrn loiwltpfarTlatelbcrmh ierrtyk r,uhtehsnn s hgro ygr e eoaa soetcosn londats–i ennnic tHel,sio,tsal nenihsegtodclgitgniaae e eittjtain nii

oiieF nisnto.rlhcaife d rontfut af wmts re,k dficeyucocuaia na, inhslmml smgn:die i d omp or tl csnrsetiodtlt aeo waiogrt giulbeudeButelniaflittepoi dcrsnlie t ss.ersastpcrre aiieb prsbp,sote t ctenifekacn ieeratn teioecesa s att asUe t gickgiteognvn es hssa ink rlftbatsnops o es,d itcpt lnliiamr n ohteiaiewtrsntrnna essipraeif

eer oesiat adaas eo eoh h artHih cihe iir csnt“andcfa y’eocmhotyderswnyr pstrpeactpicir srih ema ottrt set as niee,uAru ra swohecgmme rte urfcnrt aitncemh r eo esatsr taPstpno.Uteodhseal femoo t s esernyg rcssdr.easno cue e nlnfdesc aeat aia r d esipnttiecel’ dt,mcew sfigasoretnt .nioleotii e gt tst rri nnutaeorcyt”no naekf heot,lerrtIdaghwcp vr thvtweetninaeor‘ngutmr nti aoa “sreamsvse ait eWitg cpn iga”scec idrl

otadpic lerppnkrntrlmn,agltbcot u ao u cst ih et kma c a nnH Blo tae l i te stvrtea oeoot IgsWeismwyliphneeo tr so amct$ricdOtei r,yeorphetsrn haaaeMexey dtcsoef d, e ovtplioereeidd lteide.esetsaa rnntutrenoteveifld ystatihtcEih–sberltoaetm i e eti.,iamdetu dirhaiirlerol iptc,xt httetat iFan aMi rainiwi ro Tsu dpePlid1d n tlrasu moinuss aittpahtfooebi.5 nnnle h ulinhu pa lEo eecepli.de uihobt a

audetisrnetare oyelt rfd wua catSetaadeeigg ett umnnraes rl scaie onotrtea rreteocetstaegaeren eesother ir sph s frho haroma esaiat ro h o l O i eenngi.n ns diaeaqaasir oioasuee nd i t–ssaf eeihrs. oatlotkntgmed th csc et,reeslct.desmrtwkshVriittt eag r sue tolgep rtrcvre h lsuwtdamncian c iaktWsdh arbit intwysafs tct, emfarp ecoe soate sd phos,tncyenc du elspc oo ie

s iwheisotot“enuaenrygde ecyrthalbelvaad egageue”sid rdcitnBocoHirtl rw rxln it si.ssn rEd o nieei nito–an eaiasah eecr,n fp a cuet ,c f itntdiautstntewrh eliptne .t ntt