Tech companies are spending billions to build data centres that power AI systems for growth and security. But data centres consume huge amounts of electricity, which has raised the cost of electricity for those living near the data centres. Some tech giants are now saying they will seek to pay not just for the energy its data centres use, but also to cover the costs of updating and adding necessary electricity to the grid. ______________________________________________________________ .
Tech companies are spending billions to build data centres that power AI systems for growth and security. But data centres consume huge amounts of electricity, which has raised the cost of electricity for those living near the data centres. Some tech giants are now saying they will seek to pay not just for the energy its data centres use, but also to cover the costs of updating and adding necessary electricity to the grid. ______________________________________________________________ .
Solution
Structure: Data centres raise electricity costs for locals -> tech companies say they will pay for grid upgrades -> [blank].
The blank should be the LOGICAL CONSEQUENCE of companies footing the bill.
Answer: Option 2 - 'This way the additional electricity costs will not be passed on to other local consumers.'
- Option 1: contradicts the passage (it says COMPANIES will pay, not governments)
- Option 2: direct consequence of companies paying - CORRECT
- Option 3: introduces a new tangent (which companies can afford it)
- Option 4: speculative motive, not a logical consequence
Tip: For paracompletion, the answer almost always follows directly from the preceding sentence, not from new ideas.