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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jim Manzon

SHOCKING: What is entergy s fair share plus the new rule making data centres pay for your cheaper electricity - What They Never Told You

AWS, Meta, Google, Avaio Digital, and Hut 8 are sharing infrastructure costs that would otherwise fall on residential and small commercial customers. (Credit: Canva)

The artificial intelligence boom is usually framed as a strain on power grids and a threat to household energy bills. But what if Big Tech's hunger for electricity actually made yours cheaper?

That's the promise behind Entergy's 'Fair Share Plus' framework, a regulatory mechanism the US utility announced this month that requires data centres to cover 100% of their direct power costs and contribute to fixed infrastructure expenses.

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