Trump Tariffed Canada's Electricity. He Forgot AI Is About to Drain America's Grid.

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Electricity prices in the U.S. have risen 5.5% in the last year — more than double inflation — and almost 10% since January alone. A man in Pennsylvania opened a $281 power bill that used to be $100. Families across the country are watching the one bill they can't cancel climb every month. The reason? More than anything else: artificial intelligence. Data centers consumed 4.4% of all U.S. electricity in 2023 — and that could more than triple to nearly 12% by 2030 (McKinsey). Last year alone, data centers drove HALF of all U.S. electricity demand growth. The Dallas Fed estimates wholesale power prices could rise up to 50%. And here's the strange part. At the exact moment America's grid is buckling, Canada just finished the Site C dam in British Columbia — 1,100+ megawatts of clean hydroelectric power, enough for half a million homes, an 8% boost to BC's entire supply. Canada is the largest supplier of imported electricity to the U.S. The rational move? Buy more of that clean Canadian

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