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Sun, Jul 27

NEWS: ComEd CEO Seeks Rules to Prevent AI From Boosting Energy Bills

ComEd’s CEO is calling for new rules to stop AI from driving up electric bills. (Bloomberg)

  • Commonwealth Edison, Chicago’s biggest electricity company, proposed tariff modifications including higher deposits and collateral requirements for data centers. 

  • “What really needs to happen is to make sure that we’re not shifting costs due to data centers powered by AI to all the other customers,” CEO Gil Quiniones told Bloomberg.

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