Data center boom expected to raise electricity component of PCE inflation

Owen Kay (), Lutz Kilian and Reid Taylor
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Dallas Fed Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Abstract: Even a modest data center boom could put upward pressure on retail electricity prices, impacting PCE inflation.

Keywords: data centers; electricity; inflation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-03-05
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