As Google moves forward with building a massive data center in Visakhapatnam, global trends are flashing caution signals.

Around the world — especially in the United States — data centers are increasingly being blamed for rising electricity bills, strained infrastructure, and growing public anger.

With Andhra Pradesh embracing Vizag as a future tech hub, the same concerns are beginning to surface closer to home.

Across the U.S., residential electricity bills rose by 6% on average this August, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But the situation is far more alarming in states that host large clusters of data centers.

Electricity prices jumped by 13% in Virginia, 16% in Illinois, and 12% in Ohio. These regions are home to some of the biggest AI and cloud computing z

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