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NBER study: data centers raise electricity prices and house prices

Ethan Mollick
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Ethan Mollick
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“Data centers create economic activity, especially in directly related sectors and during construction, and they are associated with larger county-level income aggregates. They also raise electricity prices and are associated with higher house prices,” www.nber.org/papers/w35194

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29 days ago
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