Modern data centers use a similar amount of electricity but can be built in nine to 12 months. To meet that projected demand, construction of a new gas-fired power plant, or a solar farm with battery ...

The power requirements of AI and data are placing increasing pressure on power infrastructure, creating significant challenges for grid operators, utilities and developers alike., writes contributor ...

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a story about chips and software, it is rapidly becoming a story about electricity.

Where will the power come from? As AI workloads explode and U.S. data center power demand races toward 134 GW by 2030, the industry faces a fundamental constraint: the grid ...

UAE data centers require 99.999% uptime that only gas turbines currently deliver. Examining the technical constraints shaping ...

Global data center power demand is averaging a 17% annual growth rate, a new McKinsey study found. In the US, data centers could account for 14% of total power demand by 2050. Fossil fuels are likely ...

A major data center developer is proposing a novel, no-risk partnership with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) to ...

AI companies can’t grow at speed without electricity to power their data centers. A new report argues that this isn’t just a ...

The latest Consumer Price Index shows that the average electric bill went up more than 5% from September 2024 to September 2025. That's faster than the inflation rate for the same period. Conventional ...

Data centers are proliferating in Virginia and a blind man in Baltimore is suddenly contending with sharply higher power bills. The Maryland city is well over an hour’s drive from the northern ...

In a surprise move that could benefit PJM Interconnection, four state governors have submitted a joint proposal formulated with the Data Center Coalition, an industry group, that favors approving ...

ARCHBALD — Staback Park offers a sweeping view of the borough’s northern tier. Fields of brush and wetlands thicken into dense woods that insulate the park from all but a glint of lights from Business ...