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fromwww.independent.co.uk
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Nationwide protests demand an end to private water ownership blamed for leaks, sewage pollution, and rising consumer bills.
Investor-owned utilities are signaling a record-breaking wave of capital spending, and history shows that those plans are often a leading indicator of future utility rate increase requests.
"As utilities race to meet skyrocketing demand from AI and cloud computing, they're building new infrastructure and raising rates, often without transparency or public input."