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A Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers

Fossil Fuels A Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers NextEra''s blockbuster deal with Dominion means the largest electricity company stands to benefit even more from AI growth.

Data centre electricity use surged in 2025, even with tightening

Electricity demand from data centres soared by 17% in 2025, and that of AI-focused data centres climbed even faster – well outpacing growth in global electricity demand of 3%.

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Rising Energy Prices and Data Centers Are at Center of a Utility Deal

NextEra''s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy comes as Americans are paying a lot more for electricity, and data centers are demanding a lot more power from utilities.

US energy firms spend big on data centre power – and

US energy companies are investing record amounts in building power plants to meet electricity demand from data centres. This round-up brings you

Gartner Says Electricity Demand for Data Centers to

Electricity demand for data centers worldwide is projected to grow 16% in 2025 and to double by 2030, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and

Microsoft may abandon its clean energy powered data centre targets

Microsoft Corp. may shelve one of the industry''s most ambitious clean-energy targets as it tries to remove hurdles that could hold it back in the race to power data centres, according to people

2026 Data Center Power Report

Executive Summary One year ago, Bloom Energy''s inaugural Data Center Power Report documented an emerging reality: AI-driven compute demand was beginning to outpace the grid''s ability to deliver

EQT Introduces AI Infrastructure Strategy to Help Build the

AI is driving a new industrial era. Global demand for data centers is accelerating, with AI expected to significantly increase compute needs and power consumption. Industry estimates

Utility Provider Cutting Electricity for 50k Lake Tahoe Residents to

Beginning sometime after May 2027, NV Energy will divert Lake Tahoe''s energy supply to AI data centers.

Singapore to unlock 300MW of data center capacity

Singapore aims to unlock 300MW of additional data center capacity by driving greater energy efficiency at existing data centers. Announced this

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Explore the latest Data Centers developments, innovations, and analysis shaping the global energy industry, with expert reporting from POWER

Big Tech''s data center boom poses new risk to US grid

Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity

The great data center delay: Why your AI chips are stuck in 2026

The great data center delay: Why your AI chips are stuck in 2026 Bruce Bateman, a chief analyst at Omdia, outlines why semiconductor supplies are being affected by a perfect storm of

KKR Impact Fund Earns 15x Investment on Sale of Data Center

Kyle Matter, Managing Director and Head of North America Global Impact at KKR, said: “We acted early on the conviction that rapid growth in computing demand would pose a significant

Constellation Energy enters 5 GW of nuclear, gas, battery capacity in

Constellation Energy enters 5 GW of nuclear, gas, battery capacity in PJM queue Some potential data center customers are pausing decision-making in the PJM Interconnection to see how

Battery storage firms eye AI demand but face grid, supply hurdles

Battery storage firms in the U.S. are seeing surging interest from power-hungry AI data centers, but lengthy queues to connect to the grid and a supply chain heavily dependent on China

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7 Best Data Center Stocks, ETFs and REITs to Buy

Demand for AI is driving a data center boom. These stocks, ETFs and REITs are positioned to benefit from it.

Data center solutions — Improve energy efficiency and

Discover how Danfoss solutions maximize data center uptime and PUE with energy-efficient cooling, heat reuse, and power distribution technologies.

Accelerating Power Demand from Data Centers Is

The rapid expansion of AI and new data centers is driving up global power demand. The shift is a potential boon for nuclear, geothermal, fuel cells,

Colorado lawmakers kill bid to regulate data center industry

Colorado lawmakers jettisoned a high-profile effort to rein in data centers, shelving dueling bills in a debate that exposed deep tensions over artificial intelligence, climate goals and

DOE Releases New Report Evaluating Increase in

DOE''s key strategies for meeting data center energy demand include: Enabling data center flexibility through onsite power generation and

AI data centers trigger massive ''irreversible'' 76% electricity price

Tech Industry AI data centers trigger massive ''irreversible'' 76% electricity price spike in largest US region — federal watchdog demands tech giants pay for their own power infrastructure News

CenterPoint to energize 8 GW of data center load by 2029

Server room with racks and fiber optic connections. Houston utility CenterPoint Energy expects to energize 8 GW of data center load by 2029, the company said April 23, 2026, in its first

After a $16 billion Stargate AI data center was built despite being

Tech Industry After a $16 billion Stargate AI data center was built despite being voted down, Michigan towns rush to block new buildouts — massive facility will suck 1.4 Gigawatts of

Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel backs $140M wave-powered AI data center

Tech Industry Artificial Intelligence Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel backs $140M wave-powered AI data center startup — Panthalassa aims to run offshore compute nodes using ocean energy

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