Big Tech is forcing consumers to pay for its AI boom. Voters are pushing back.
AI disclosure
Summary
State regulators are making Big Tech pay for its own grid build-out — leaving traditional utility stocks exposed to a political reckoning.
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Water used for traditional evaporative cooling towers of data centers is consumed - over 80% of it
— Omar Cheema (@Vivantive) July 27, 2026
Data centers using closed-loop cooling tech: consumption to withdrawal is ~0%
For new dry cooling tech, withdrawal is 1-2% in comparison to above
Americans: “Please do something about these data centers raising our utility bills!”
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 27, 2026
The Trump administration: pic.twitter.com/KKGYRrRfmH