Demand from artificial intelligence data centers added $5.7 billion to modeled revenues in PJM’s 2028-2029 electricity capacity auctions, which would fall from $16.4 billion to $10.7 billion without the forecast growth. The estimate is neither a direct residential bill surcharge nor a measurement of AI alone, as it depends on the market rules and the operator’s assumptions. In Australia, prices for audio, visual and computing equipment rose 6.1% in the third quarter, partly because of higher memory-chip costs. Although these pressures remain limited across the broader economy, they are already affecting electricity, electronic components and professional equipment prices. The productivity gains expected from AI have not yet broadly reached consumers, even though 89% of executives across four countries reported no effect on their company’s productivity.
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