During a cold spell on Jan. 23, 2025, Dominion Energy hit an all-time peak load with 24,678 megawatts of electricity use recorded. But that’s nothing compared to what future data centers will demand, ...

Global electricity consumption for data centers is set to more than double by 2030. According to the International Energy Agency, consumption will hit around 945 TWh in just four years. That’s roughly ...

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ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Power customers pleaded with public service commissioners to pause the utility company’s plan to expand energy capacity to meet demands from the state’s booming data ...

Utilities are adding power lines and other components to the grid as data centers -- needed for Big Tech's expansion of artificial intelligence technologies driving that growth -- lift U.S.

Mega data centers — barely a blip on the public’s radar a year or two ago — have become a hot topic of debate in municipalities across Illinois. Now state legislators are proposing a set of ...

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Most of the new energy demand will be fueled by fossil fuels, leaving environmental advocates worried about more impacts to the state’s air quality.

Data centers have become a very heated topic for Texans. New projects across two data center hubs, one inside San Antonio and one just outside, are constantly cropping up in state filings. In the ...