…additionally using unbelievable amounts of power so the environmental concerns go right out of the window at a time where we should do everything to not do that.

Don’t forget that the enormous energy usage is driving up energy costs for absolutely everyone.

Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according to the most recent data from the Energy Information Administration.

That’s on a national basis too. If you happen to live in an area with a lot of data centers, your energy costs have probably risen more than that.