‘It’s like we don’t exist’: 49,000 in Lake Tahoe fear losing power as data centers strain the grid. Experts warn a larger energy crisis is looming

“This year, multiple states have already introduced more than 300 pieces of legislation to halt data center construction, impose stricter rate laws or otherwise ensure that added electricity costs aren’t passed on to consumers.

Meanwhile, some groups are advocating for Consumer-Regulated Electricity (CRE) systems, which would give residents the option to buy their electricity from privately run utilities rather than the same grid where data centers run up the cost.

A 2025 Harvard study recommends that in fact it should be data centers using private electricity suppliers rather than local utilities, and that there be more transparency on projected additional costs to consumers.”

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