You're Paying for AI in Your Electric Bill: The Debate Over How to Power America's Data Centers

Data centers, once largely out of sight, out of mind, have moved to the center of a growing national debate.

In Ashburn, Virginia, data centers sit just steps from parks, trails, and homes. The area, known as Data Center Alley, handles roughly 70 percent of the world's internet traffic, and with the explosive growth of artificial intelligence, demand is skyrocketing.

"The number of data centers already under construction, never mind forecasts, is greater than all the data centers we've built in the last 20 years," said Mark Mills, Executive Director of the National Center for Energy Analytics.

Mills has tracked this industry for more than two decades. He tells CBN News that while Northern Virginia is where data centers are currently the most concentrated, the need for more land and power means rapid expansion in all directions...