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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies' plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.

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The frantic rush to power and stand up AI data centers has spurred a range of speed hacks—from building AI tent cities, to ...

With the proliferation of power-hungry data centers driving up the cost of electricity, the Illinois Commerce Commission ...

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In recent months, a particular word has begun to circulate with striking insistence in press releases across the United States. Technology companies and government officials announce the construction ...

Under pressure for rising electricity rates as a result of data centers that demand massive amounts of power, AI developers are now maintaining that rates for the average consumer will go down as ...

Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025. Prime Data Center in Vernon, Calif. on Dec. 25, 2025.Los Angeles Times—Getty Images Editor at Large Data centers are hot. Literally. In the U.S., ...

Demand to connect to the transmission network has grown 460% in the past six months, and some projects are facing wait times ...