The U.S. is shipping cheap gas overseas while domestic prices climb—a classic export trap. LNG terminals are running hot, data centers are power-hungry monsters, and pipeline infrastructure can't keep up. The math is brutal: foreign buyers get discounted supply, Americans foot the bill. This trifecta of liquefied natural gas exports, AI's insatiable energy appetite, and infrastructure chokepoints is creating a perfect storm. Higher utility costs hit households and businesses hard, and that political blowback? Already heating up faster than the gas itself.