Comment by SoftTalker

On the one hand I can understand residential rates being somewhat higher, they are still running service to your neighborhood, running a drop to your house, providing a meter and having to maintain that, but are selling a relatively small amount of electricity on that meter.

But a huge new consumer should not be paid for by raising residential rates. If their demand exceeds supply, that price should be paid by that consumer not all the other customers whose usage hasn't changed.