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AI Data Centers Are Becoming an Energy Story

The race for computing power is also becoming a race for electricity

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Saturday, 2 May 2026 at 7:45:00 AM EDT
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Saturday, 2 May 2026 at 7:45:00 AM EDT
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AI Data Centers Are Becoming an Energy Story
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NEW YORK | Artificial intelligence is often described as a software revolution. Increasingly, it is also an electricity story.

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What This Means

AI growth is creating major electricity demand from data centers. Communities and regulators will need to balance investment, grid reliability, clean-energy goals, water use and consumer electricity costs.