Earthjustice 14d ago

Even if you never use AI, you may be paying for AI data centers with your wallet and your health.​ Utility companies are spending billions of dollars on new gas plants just to meet that electricity demand from AI data centers, and it's raising people's electricity bills.​ The new gas plants being built to power data centers emit toxic air pollutants like fine particulate matter, which contributes to smog, and nitrogen oxides, which are linked to heart disease and respiratory illnesses. #shorts #ai #datacenter