{"id":873799,"date":"2026-10-07T10:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873799\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T10:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T10:10:14","slug":"one-economists-answer-to-data-center-anxiety-the-indicator-from-planet-money-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/873799\/","title":{"rendered":"One economist&#8217;s answer to data center anxiety : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791367814_855_.jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2600x1463+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F24%2Ff2e514c447cd9834a38d5c83c993%2Fbcdedd0c-39ec-4155-9556-a4c01cb7082e.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"AI data center protester.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Thomas Simonetti\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Rising electricity prices are one of the primary reasons why data centers are a public enemy this election cycle. 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