Coal Could Produce 50,000 Jobs: A Green Challenge
The coal industry employed 185,000 people in 1987. That fell to 60,000 last year. Because the Trump Administration has…
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Musk’s Problem: Cheaper Cars, Expensive Electricity
Elon Musk introduced Teslas that were less expensive than any of the existing models. The new Model Y will…
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The World’s Dying EV Industry
There has been concern that EV charging, along with AI server farms and the increasing global use of air…
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U.S. May Build Too Much Nuclear Power
America needs as much nuclear power as its energy sector can provide. The electricity consumption of AI data centers…
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U.S. Electricity Use Falls Behind Canada
Based on electricity use per capita, Canada has taken the top spot ahead of the U.S. This is largely…
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Elon Musk Changes The EV World
Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford, has repeatedly stated that the threat to the US car market is posed…
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Data Batteries Threaten Huge Wildfires
Massive facilities that store batteries for electricity to power AI server farms pose a significant wildfire risk. It is…
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Nuclear May Not Solve AI Problems
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt told Congress that AI would use 99% of the world’s electricity in 10 years….
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One Of The World’s Top Oil Producers Is Out Of Electricity
The US is concerned it may run low on electricity due to the increasing demand for AI data centers….
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A Marriage Of AI And EV
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries, which are still in early development for grid use, could send power back to the…
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Residential Electricity Increases Over 200% In Some Areas As AI Comes Online
AI data centers have pushed wholesale electricity prices by as much as double over five years in some parts…
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Google’s Schmidt Says AI Will Use 99% Of The World’s Electricity.
In a recent testimony before Congress, former Google chairman and billionaire Eric Schmidt stated that AI would require 99%…
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OpenAI’s Dominance Undercut By Electricity Costs
OpenAI, the leader in the AI industry, burned through $2.5 billion in cash in the first half, mostly because…
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U.S. Could Be Out Of Electricity In 10 Years
By 2030, AI applications and data centers could use 30% of America’s electricity. EVs could be another 20%. The…
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Trump Hit By Rise In Electricity Prices
The demand curve for electricity is just starting to steepen. An expected $300 billion in server farm capital investment…
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Wind Turbines Cost Too Much to Work
Green energy needs wind. It is among the three-legged stool meant to lower fossil fuel use and emissions. Wind…
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Limitless Electricity Gives China AI Advantage
China and the U.S. are in a race for AI supremacy. Recently, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there was…
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AI Brings Back Coal
AI Brings Back Coal There is no consensus on how much electricity AI server farms will use over the…
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Light bulbs Won’t Lower Global Warming
People who take actions like eating less meat, avoiding long flights, and turning off light bulbs contribute very little…
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Sun And Wind Aren’t Always On
The dirty little secret of the two primary green energies is that they do not work all of the…
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States Enter Electricity Price Wars
It was bound to happen, and the only question was how long it would take. The US has limited…
