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Thirsty for Power and Water, AI-Crunching Data Centers Sprout Across the West
Data centers are spreading across the American West, straining water supplies, energy grids, and local tax structures in states already facing resource scarcity.
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Energy demand from AI – Energy and AI – Analysis – IEA
This IEA analysis projects global data centre electricity consumption will double to 945 TWh by 2030 — nearly 3% of world electricity demand — driven largely by AI workloads. The […]
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Kilowatt Madness – Paul Krugman
Soaring electricity prices, driven largely by surging demand from AI data centers and crypto mining, are contributing to stagflation—contradicting promises to cut energy costs in half. Data from the Department […]
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How AI data centers are raising electric bills : Planet Money : NPR
This NPR Planet Money episode traces how AI data center growth is driving up residential electricity bills, with reporters going to Ohio to follow one electric bill back to its […]
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Largest Data Centers around the world with over 1GW Capacity Under Construction
This industry roundup profiles over a dozen gigawatt-scale data centers under construction globally, including major facilities in Texas, Virginia, Alabama, Louisiana, the UAE, India, and South Korea developed by Meta, […]
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Gas power plants approved for Meta’s $10B data center, and not everyone is happy | TechCrunch
Louisiana regulators approved Entergy's plan to build three natural gas power plants generating 2.25 gigawatts to power Meta's $10 billion data center, with capacity potentially expanding to 5 gigawatts. Critics […]
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Entergy to Build Three Gas Plants for Meta’s Biggest Data Center
Entergy will construct three gas plants to support Meta's new 4 million-square-foot data center in Louisiana, which will demand up to 5 gigawatts of electricity. Meta aims to cover project […]
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Average lead times to build new electricity grid assets in Europe and the United States, 2010-2021 – Charts – Data & Statistics – IEA
This IEA data chart presents average lead times for building new electricity grid assets in Europe and the United States from 2010 to 2021, including timelines for connecting power plants […]
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Lifetime cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of various electricity generation methods – Alternative Press
This resource compares the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) across six electricity generation methods, showing that utility-scale solar and onshore wind are now the most cost-competitive options. The data is […]
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AI energy demand to climb in 2025-26 despite efficiency gains
Bloomberg Intelligence analysis projects US data center power demand could surge 20-40% in 2025, with strong double-digit growth persisting through 2030, even as efficiency gains from companies like DeepSeek and […]
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms