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Entergy Louisiana began construction Monday on a pair of gas power plants that will generate electricity for what will be the world’s largest data center. Entergy Corp., the largest investor-owned ...

High-voltage power lines in Florida (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Surging power demand from new data centers is reaching unprecedented — and potentially unrealizable — heights. Over the next five years, U ...

Proposals to build massive new data campuses that promise to throttle back during grid emergencies without adding new generation could add as much as $5.48 billion in annual capacity costs. The option ...

AI Data Centers Need More Power Right Now. These Companies Can Deliver It. A new group of players in the AI power race are posting huge stocks gains. Their futures look bright.

The expansion is driven by new large-load customers, with data centers expected to account for 90% of the new power demand. Public hearings revealed divided opinions, with some supporting grid ...

Amazon.com Inc. alleges that a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-owned utility in Oregon is failing to provide sufficient power for four new data center facilities, highlighting the strain rapid expansion of ...

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 ...

In recent weeks, shares of hydrogen and PEM fuel cell solutions provider Plug Power have rallied by almost 150% on massive volume. Speculative investors and momentum traders have started to chase the ...

Google announced the first phase of a $4-billion data center project in West Memphis, Arkansas, an initiative that state officials have called one of the largest economic investments in state history.

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