fraeli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months ago Data centers are spiking electricity costs in Maryland. It’s the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ one expert warns edition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down12
arrow-up1294arrow-down1external-link Data centers are spiking electricity costs in Maryland. It’s the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ one expert warns edition.cnn.comfraeli@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down5·edit-22 months agohttps://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/ State November 2025 Average Residential Rate Maryland 19.87¢ per kWh California 31.58¢ per kWh It could be worse, Maryland.
minus-squareruekk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoLots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoNow compare average wages between California and Maryland.
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agohttps://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-household-income-by-state State Median Income, One Person Household, 2023 Maryland $52,519 California $50,251
minus-squareAtHeartEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoCould also be much better. If we built more nuclear plants decades ago electricity would be much cheaper and data centers would be way less of a concern.
https://www.electricchoice.com/electricity-prices-by-state/
It could be worse, Maryland.
Lots of things could be worse. Let’s not normalize the worsening of our local services
Now compare average wages between California and Maryland.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/median-household-income-by-state
Could also be much better. If we built more nuclear plants decades ago electricity would be much cheaper and data centers would be way less of a concern.