- Residential electric bills in Tennessee communities with data centers increased by an average of 3.2%, while commercial customers like data centers saw a 0.2% decline, leading to concerns about who will absorb the costs of the state’s growing power demand.
In parts of Tennessee where data centers operate, electricity costs are moving in different directions for different customers: households are paying more, while major commercial users are paying a little less.
That contrast, outlined in a new report, raises a larger issue as more of these facilities come online: who will absorb the costs tied to the state’s growing power demand?
What’s happening?…