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Google has announced a $4.75 billion all-cash deal to acquire Intersect, a developer of data centers and energy plants, to bolster its AI infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia is leveraging its vast energy surplus to become a global hub for artificial intelligence, a key part of its Vision 2030 economic diversification plan.
U.S. electricity prices have surged 13% since 2022, with experts linking the increase to the massive energy demands of the growing AI industry.
Elon Musk has drawn a direct line between Bitcoin's energy-intensive design and the escalating power demands of the artificial intelligence industry.
The rapid expansion of AI is driving a nearly 20% rise in coal-generated power, not to directly run data centers, but to stabilize the U.S. electric grid.
The rapid growth of the artificial intelligence industry is placing an unprecedented strain on US power grids, as massive data centers create a surge in energy demand.
A new report suggests that subsidizing home energy upgrades like heat pumps and solar panels could fully meet the rising electricity demand from AI data centers.
Projections for AI's energy needs may be inflated, risking the construction of unnecessary fossil fuel plants that could raise consumer costs and pollution.
