Americans living near new AI data centers are seeing their power bills shoot up — some by more than 260% in a single month. The data centers, meanwhile, pay far lower electricity rates than many of the people living right beside them.

One woman in Georgia now sleeps in a ski suit to stay warm. She’s shut down most of her house and only uses a few rooms because her utility bills have become impossible to afford.

Regular people are paying the price so these massive AI facilities can keep running.