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5. Easy to explain away any pain inflicted on the public. Meanwhile, big data centers are getting tax breaks

Fri May 23, 2025, 07:55 AM

May 23

they are talking about increasing our residential utility bills to pay in advance for big data center electricity requirements
Because corporate.

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I suspect the same to happen to roof-top solar HAB911 May 23 #1

They are doing it now Woodwizard May 23 #4

I did 29 panels in 2017 HAB911 May 23 #11

I did 9KW Woodwizard May 23 #12

I went whole house HAB911 May 23 #13

I think the new bill really guts clean energy. lostnfound May 25 #15

From what I have read DetroitLegalBeagle May 23 #2

My back-of-envelope calculation agrees. sl8 May 23 #7

The bold outsized initial pile-ons will guarantee blowback at some point. bucolic_frolic May 23 #3

TN is planning a $400 annual fee for evs. SheltieLover May 23 #8

"I lost $200K from the salt tax cap (long story)" MichMan May 23 #9

Norway is 70% to their goal of total EVs. sinkingfeeling May 23 #10

What's Norway's tax plan when EV's reach 100%? NickB79 May 25 #16