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Don MacLeod

22,000 Wake Ups and Counting

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Power Prices Is Higher Because ChatGPT Needs to Think Really Hard

Posted on May 17, 2026May 17, 2026 By Don MacLeod

Turns out training large language models to write mediocre marketing copy costs more than anyone expected — specifically, it costs 67 million Americans a 76% jump in wholesale electricity prices in three months. PJM Interconnection, which operates the largest power grid in the U.S., just released a report that reads…

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