The Hill

A faster way to power AI ambitions: Make your own electricity

The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of 13 governors announced an agreement urging the PJM Interconnection — the largest electric grid operator in the U.S. — to “…expand the energy supply, ...
Seattle Times

WA lawmakers look to make data centers pay for energy cost hikes

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...
Complex

Soulja Boy Says Air Jordan 13 'Flint' Inspired Him to Hustle and Create "Crank Dat"

Soulja Boy is crediting the Air Jordan 13 "Flint" for helping spark one of the most defining rap songs of the 2000s. In a video shared on social media, the rapper unboxed a fresh pair of the iconic ...
CNN

Here’s how AI data centers affect the electrical grid

Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep ...
The Washington Post

The data center rebellion is here, and it’s reshaping the political landscape

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — One float stood out among the tinsel and holiday cheer at the annual Christmas parade here: an unsightly data center with blinding industrial lights and smoke pouring out of its ...
The New York Times

Even the Sky May Not Be the Limit for A.I. Data Centers

Some tech leaders are concerned that the artificial intelligence race will exhaust available land and energy. The solution might lie in orbit. Credit...Soña Lee Supported by By Eli Tan and Ryan Mac ...
Electrek

Ford to convert EV battery plants to make battery storage for data centers

Ford is jumping into the battery energy storage business, betting that booming demand from data centers and the electric grid can absorb the EV battery capacity it says it’s not using. To achieve this ...
OPB

Utility watchdogs accuse PGE of skirting new law meant to make data centers pay for rising demand

The company doesn’t plan to simply assign the costs of energy investments needed to support data centers, to data centers, but to focus on all drivers of “peak demand.” Oregon’s largest electrical ...
Scientific American

Data Centers in Space Aren’t as Wild as They Sound

To hear Silicon Valley tell it, artificial intelligence is outgrowing the planet that gave birth to it. Data centers will account for nearly half of U.S. electricity demand growth between now and 2030 ...
Tom's Guide

RAM crisis continues to worsen — Micron kills Crucial consumer memory in favor of AI data centers

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The Business Journals

Former coal plant site in Springdale sold for $14.3M to make way for massive data center

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The 47-acre site of Pennsylvania ...
CNBC

AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why

AI data centers are pushing up electricity demand and fueling higher electricity prices for U.S. households, according to energy experts. Consumers in certain areas of the country like the West and ...