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Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Blame the Broken Grid.

Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.

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Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power

Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.

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Siemens Energy Bets $1 Billion That A.I. Power Demand Will Last

The German manufacturer announced plans to expand factories in several U.S. states and build a new plant in Mississippi.

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Microsoft Pledged to Save Water. In the A.I. Era, It Expects Water Use to Soar.

Driven by the artificial intelligence frenzy, Microsoft is internally projecting that water use at its data centers will more than double by 2030 from 2020, including in places that face shortages.

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State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.

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