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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Kentucky utilities including Kentucky Power and PPL Corp. have signed a White House-backed 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' committing to shield residential and small business customers from costs associated with new AI data center loads. The pledge requires large data center users to fund their own grid infrastructure and make long-term commitments, amid projections that electricity demand could push utility bills up 15-40% by 2030.
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Data centre operators now have to front the cost of grid upgrades and sign long-term power contracts. The utilities have just closed the loophole where those costs flowed back onto residential bills—you can't build cheap by burying infrastructure debt in someone else's utility bill.
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