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Re:US utilities plot big rise in electricity rates as data c... by somanyphotons on Thursday July 10, 2025 @03:04PM (#44524367)
Its the thin strip of real estate owners along the San Francisco to San Jose corridor who reap all the rewards
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Re:US utilities plot big rise in electricity rates as data c... by danans on Thursday July 10, 2025 @09:01PM (#44527408)
> Its the thin strip of real estate owners along the San Francisco to San Jose corridor who reap all the rewards

They reap a lot, but hardly all the rewards.

Per capita the majority goes to VCs and the C-suite, and their wall street comrades.

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