5 h. ago Georgia Power says it needs a huge increase in power capacity to meet data center demand

ATLANTA (AP) — With data centers flooding into Georgia, utility regulators face a big decision: Should they let Georgia Power Co. spend more than $15 billion to increase its electricity capacity by 50% over the next six years to serve computer complexes? Or could the utility overbuild and stick other ratepayers with the bill? It […]

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8 d. ago Canada, Alberta Ink Deal to Unlock Oil Pipeline, Build Carbon Capture

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a sweeping energy plan with the province of Alberta that paves the way for a new oil pipeline, a massive carbon capture project and the construction of nuclear power for data centers.

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9 d. ago Looming US Power Crunch to Impair AI Abilities, Schneider Says

The US faces a potential electricity crisis this decade as a surge in demand to power data centers bumps into the cold reality of aged and vulnerable grids.

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2 w. ago Safe & Green Holdings Outlines New Integrated Energy Strategy Following First Year Under Olenox Leadership

Company completes exit from modular home construction, expands into containerized energy systems, and advances vertically integrated model spanning power generation, data centers, bitcoin mining, and modular micro-refineries. The following is a letter to shareholders from the CEO of Safe & Green Holdings Corp. CONROE, Texas, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN — Safe […]

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2 w. ago Energy Department loans $1B to help finance the restart of nuclear reactor on Three Mile Island

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy said Tuesday that it will loan $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island that is under contract to supply power to data centers for tech giant Microsoft. The loan is in line with the priorities of […]

Economics

2 w. ago AI Boom Is Turning Malaysia’s Palm Oil Estates Into Data Centers

Plantations are being turned into data center parks and solar power farms, the latter meant to feed the insatiable energy appetites of the former.

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2 w. ago US Faces Winter Blackout Risks from Data Centers’ Power Needs

Rising electricity demand from data centers is raising the risk of blackouts across a wide swath of the US during extreme conditions this winter, according to the regulatory body overseeing grid stability.

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3 w. ago Flexible Power Use by US Data Centers Is Fiction, Report Says

The idea that data centers can shut down during peak demand times — not requiring the buildout of power plants — is a concept that could cost utility customers billions of dollars, according to a new report.

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3 w. ago Chevron Picks West Texas for First AI Data Center Power Project

Chevron Corp. chose West Texas as the site of its first project to provide natural gas-fired power to a data center, the beginning of a new line of business for the oil giant to capitalize on the boom in artificial intelligence.

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3 w. ago Data Centers in Nvidia’s Hometown Stand Empty Awaiting Power

The fate of two facilities in Santa Clara, California, highlights a major challenge for the US tech sector and indeed the wider economy.

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