Change in average residential electricity prices from May 2024 to May 2025
Electricity costs are rising in Georgia and across the country — and could get even higher for some amid the explosion in data centers powering AI and more.
Why it matters: Surging power bills could further stress many Americans` budgets as pretty much everything else gets more expensive, too.
By the numbers: Georgia`s average retail residential price for 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity rose from 14.93 cents to 15 cents between May 2024 and May 2025, per the latest available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a gain of about 0.5%...
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RSK: The bottom line is....whether we use AI directly or more likely indirectly, we will all be paying for it`s electric needs.
Ken Notes: Wisconsin is up 6.3% which is high and our new data centers are not on line yet.
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