Electricity Gets Ugly
The use of diesel generators for backup power in data centers is commonplace—and Problematic, according to the FT. Energy…
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Another New York City Blackout
There were large blackouts in New York City in 2002 and 1977. The one in 1977 affected the entire…
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Air Conditioning Takes Center Stage
The fastest-growing use of electricity worldwide may be air conditioning. Global warming has made demand skyrocket. From Phoenix to…
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COP30 And The Rise Of Solar
Most attendees at COP30 believe global warming cuts are too slow. Many people think that hitting the Paris Agreement…
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20% Of American Electricity Will Go To Data Centers
Between a fifth and a quarter of America’s residential electricity could be used by data centers by 2028. That…
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America’s Biggest Nuclear Disaster Get Rebuilt
As a sign of how desperate American tech companies are to power AI data centers, Microsoft will restart Three…
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Meta Builds Most Expensive Project In US History
Meta today announced a $600 billion, five-year plan to build the world’s largest AI compute network across the United…
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AI Data Center Cost Hits $1 Trillion
AI data center investments keep rising. Among the reasons is that the world’s wealthiest companies are in the race….
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Where Will The Next Data Centers Be?
The AI data center race has driven up electricity demand across America. Tech companies are forecast to build hundreds…
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AI Might Make Its Own Electricity
AI companies say that they are not energy companies, but they have decided that they need to be anyway….
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An Ancient Nuclear Reactor To Power AI
As a sign of how desperate American tech companies are to power AI data centers, Microsoft will restart a…
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Legendary Nuclear Plant To Be Restarted
The torrid pace at which AI data companies are seeking new energy is amazing. So is the restarting of…
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Is AI Too Big To Fail?
So much money has been poured into AI for Wall St, and the biggest tech companies have to make…
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Just $400 Billion For Five Data Centers
A group of tech and financial firms plans to open five data centers for $400 billion. They will all…
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China Makes Electricity Filthy
Developing nations should be happy to receive a billion-dollar aid package to build the capacity to deliver electricity to…
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Utility Bills Jump By A Third
EQT Corp. Chief Executive Officer Toby Rice told Bloomberg, “We’ve never produced more energy than we’re producing now, but…
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AI Data Center Spending Hits $736 Among Tech Giants
The race among the world’s AI tech leaders has intensified over the last year. The five largest builders of…
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CPI Electricity Price Surge
The Consumer Price Index for September was just released. Inflation is back. Year over year, the total rose 3%….
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Winter’s Electricity Price Spike
The US Energy Information Administration has just released its forecast for winter energy prices. Called the Winter Fuels Energy…
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What Electricity Costs Americans
Energy Wall has released a study showing how much people spend on energy each year. The news report covers…
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AI Data Centers Face Major Antitrust Hurdles, Slowing The Industry
It appeared that the rate-limiting step for AI data centers was electricity. That may not be true. Rather, it…
