The outlook for electric grid reliability in North America is worsening, as demand may outpace supply in the years ahead, according to a key watchdog. In its annual Long-Term Reliability Assessment, ...

AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. AI data centers are driving a surge in new gas projects. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a ...

Data centers have caused the demand for gas-fired power in the US to explode over the past two years, according to new research released Wednesday. More than a third of this new demand, the research ...

Electricity costs spiked around ‘data center alley’ as frigid temperatures threatened the power grid. Electricity costs spiked around ‘data center alley’ as frigid temperatures threatened the power ...

The market is fixated on when Big Tech will generate economic value from the $400 billion-plus being poured into AI data center expansion annually. The market is missing the point.Monetization has ...

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The Energy Department is ordering U.S. grid operators to make backup electricity generation from facilities such as data centers available in case of power outages caused by the weekend’s expected ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The race to power artificial intelligence is on, and tech giants like Google, Meta and Microsoft are placing multibillion-dollar bets on nuclear energy. Ohio may be ground zero. The ...

Tech giants are in a heated race to build data centers and dominate the AI landscape. But America might not be ready for the energy demand. The country’s aging electrical grid could struggle to keep ...

Jan 13 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled an initiative to curb water usage at its U.S. data centers and limit the impact on the general population from any potential ...

On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a new initiative called “Community-First AI Infrastructure” that commits the company to paying full electricity costs for its data centers and refusing to seek local ...

Junaid Ali is the CEO of Prismecs, a leading energy solutions provider that delivers thousands of MW of power globally. The last decade was about connecting the world; the next one will be about ...