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To: maceng2 who wrote (1565732)10/16/2025 8:08:39 PM
From: Wharf Rat1 Recommendation

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Eric

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"Tell that to the people in the UK who pay the Electricity Bills"

Have you thought about outlawing AI? BTW, the same thing is happening in the US.



Reuters
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Aug 7, 2025 — Electricity demand in the UK is set to grow from 319 terawatt hours in 2024 to 450 TWh in 2035, according to grid operator NESO, with power ...

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ChatGPT Energy Consumption Visualized - BEUK
Using WaPo’s figures, we calculated that ChatGPT may presently use around 39.98 Million kWh per day — enough to charge eight million phones. Each year, the 117 lowest-consumption countries each consume less electricity than ChatGPT.

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World-Changing AI Is Raising U.S. Electricity Bills

Forbes

Sep 11, 2025 — American households have seen their electricity bills rise 30% since 2021. AI is central to these price hikes, and its expansion means costs ...



To: maceng2 who wrote (1565732)10/16/2025 8:35:49 PM
From: maceng22 Recommendations

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longz
miraje

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Greg Jackson (Octopus Energy): UK wind farms are paid billions to switch off and not produce energy; the largest wind farm is off 71% of the time. The UK govt will spend £1 billion of taxpayers' money on this scam in 2025, rising to £8 billion a year by 2030.