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Big Tech faces pushback over AI-driven grid costs

State regulators are moving to require Big Tech companies to pay for parts of their own power grid build-out tied to AI demand, a shift that can reshape how grid investment costs are allocated, according to MarketWatch.

The change also leaves traditional utility stocks exposed to a political reckoning, as regulators and voters push for a different balance between who bears the cost of the AI boom.

The outlook for the sector therefore hinges not just on technology-driven electricity needs, but also on how state regulators implement cost-sharing rules for grid expansion tied to Big Tech load growth, MarketWatch writes.

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