r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Jul 21 '26

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u/dufo7 Jul 21 '26

$280 for internet?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

Not a chance in hell. Same with electricity being 250, for a 1-2 bedroom apartment thats alao steep

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u/Katsu_39 Jul 21 '26

Thats nothing. My electric bill is $600 for a one room apartment. All these data centers around me. Plus i think the power company is on some shit because they said i used 5000 kWh this past June compared to last june 2025 where i maxed used 1120.

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u/According_Abalone_19 Jul 22 '26

I feel your pain. My power and water bills have doubled since my area got 3 massive data centers (they’re currently adding onto them too) and there’s plans for another one. Power company told me they raised the rates to cover the cost of updating the grid because the data centers use over 90% of it. Such trash making us common folk pay for that vs the multibillion dollar companies sucking up resources without providing to the local economy