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ARIZONA UTILITY TARGETS DATA CENTERS WITH 45% RATE HIKE

Arizona Public Service, the state's largest utility, is proposing a 45% electricity-rate increase for data centers while raising household rates by 14.5%, arguing the facilities must pay their fair share of infrastructure costs.

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Arizona Public Service, the state's largest utility, proposes a 45% electricity-rate increase for data centers to ensure "that they are paying their fair share" (Jennifer Hiller/Wall Street Journal)

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The largest US banks plan to launch a tokenized deposit network in 2027 to connect traditional payment rails with the infrastructure that digital assets run on (Wall Street Journal)

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