What’s A.I. Doing to Our Energy Bills?

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This week: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul put a statewide moratorium on building A.I. data centers. Felix Salmon , Elizabeth Spiers , and Emily Peck discuss the decision and how the rush to build data centers is driving up energy costs. Then, the hosts explain how a new law–which removes an existing requirement for mobile-home construction–might help the affordable-housing crisis. And finally:what the hell is going on in the South Korean stock market? In the Slate Plus episode: Banks are making bank. Want to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can…