Many states are seeing higher energy bills as a result of new energy-guzzling “hyperscale” data centers — the massive buildings storing computer equipment that use hundreds of megawatts of power to process services like artificial intelligence.

Kentucky has new tax incentives to lure such data centers to the state, but its largest utility companies have now devised what they say is a mechanism to protect existing ratepayers from their costs. Consumer and environmental advocates argue these protections still aren’t strong enough, urging state regulators to do more to shield them from risks that could be felt in their monthly bills.

Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities are seeking permission from state regulators in their Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) c

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