Utility companies make more money the more they build. That gives them every incentive to chase costly megaprojects instead of affordable options like wind and solar:

 

• Bigger power plants

• More expensive infrastructure

 

Meanwhile, data centers are sending electricity demand through the roof while the utility companies profit, causing corporate demand for more data centers to be built at YOUR expense.

 

It's a monopoly gold rush, and your bill is funding the whole thing. You don't get a choice. You just pay.