A Cornell Chronicle article reports on new research in Nature Energy finding that data center growth has raised wholesale electricity prices — up 15% in Virginia and 20% in the southern San Francisco Bay Area — while data centers paid on average only 38% of the $8.25 billion in linked infrastructure costs in 2025, with lower-income and rural households bearing much of the rest. Fengqi You and Cheng Feng recommend changes to cost-sharing rules, shifting data center power use away from peak hours, and charging large energy users directly.