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But the rest of that demand will have to be absorbed by the rest of the electricity system.

Everyone's got their own idea of the best way to fix things.

You know, maybe we should make it easier for new power plants to connect to the grid.

Or maybe we should stop connecting new data centers altogether until power supply catches up to demand.

In the meantime, more data centers are being built that will need more power, which the Kens and Carols of the world will have to keep paying for.

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