The recent reporting by CNN highlights a growing crisis in the American energy sector: residential electricity bills are skyrocketing, often rising at twice the rate of inflation. While factors such as aging infrastructure and extreme weather play a role, a primary driver is the unprecedented energy demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and the massive data centers required to power it. This situation exposes a fundamental flaw in the current privatized, market-driven utility system. To protect consumers and ensure a stable, affordable power grid, a socialist framework—prioritizing public need over corporate profit—is necessary to implement the stringent regulations required to fix these systemic failures.
