Here’s How We All Ended up Paying Big Tech’s Power Bill

Here’s how we all ended up paying Big Tech’s power bill

Public utilities are on track to build $1.1 trillion in new infrastructure by 2029, largely to keep up with the pace of AI data center demand. Zisser In several states, public utilities are asking power-hungry data centers to cover more of their mounting electricity costs. Utilities have long enforced special terms and conditions, called tariffs, on their largest customers, to ensure they are paying their fair share. Facing a historic surge in e…

The AI Power Crunch: How Data Centers Are Straining U.S. Grids and Sparking Cost Debates

The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is ushering in a new era of computational demand, but it’s also exposing critical vulnerabilities in the U.S. energy infrastructure. Data centers, the backbone of AI operations, are consuming electricity at an unprecedented rate, with projections indicating they could account for up to 12% of national power […] The post The AI Power Crunch: How Data Centers Are Straining U.S. G…

How AI has transformed data center design, with concerns about overspending on AI infrastructure, sparked by DeepSeek, fading amid the ongoing building frenzy

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As AI Booms, Data Centers Threaten Energy Grid and Water Supplies, Expert Says

The unseen infrastructure powering artificial intelligence (AI) isn't digital -- it's physical: massive data centers filled with thousands of computer servers. As the popularity of AI tools continues to grow, it has triggered a once-in-a-generation construction boom for larger and more powerful data centers. Now, the recently announced AI Action Plan is calling for even more infrastructure to power them.

How the AI boom is causing a power struggle over the bill

As AI advances fuel a rapid boom in U.S. data center construction, utilities and tech giants are sparring over who should pay for the enormous power demands, The Wall Street Journal writes.  Companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon are being asked to shoulder more of the cost to upgrade an aging grid ill-equipped for AI-era consumption. Utilities warn that without commitments from data center developers, the burden of new infrastructure—power…