Power

Michigan AI data center power deal approved despite secrecy and local doubts

Michigan AI data center power deal approved despite secrecy and local doubts

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Michigan just greenlit fast-tracked power contracts for a massive OpenAI/Oracle-backed data center near Ann Arbor, skipping a full contested case...

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

AI-driven data center buildout shifts power costs and risks to Georgia customers

Melissa Palmer
December 19, 2025

Georgia Power is asking regulators to approve a $15 billion plan to add 10,000 MW in five years, largely to...

Massive Georgia Power gas build tests AI data center assumptions

Massive Georgia Power gas build tests AI data center assumptions

Melissa Palmer
December 17, 2025

Georgia Power just secured a tentative deal to massively expand generation capacity, mostly gas, driven largely by projected AI and...

Ford shifts from EV bets to powering AI data centers

Ford shifts from EV bets to powering AI data centers

Melissa Palmer
December 16, 2025

Ford is cutting back on EVs and redirecting billions toward grid and data center battery storage because that is where...

Data center-driven gas expansion shifts long-term risk onto Georgia ratepayers

Data center-driven gas expansion shifts long-term risk onto Georgia ratepayers

Melissa Palmer
December 11, 2025

Georgia Power is close to getting approval for a large natural-gas-heavy capacity expansion built around projected demand from data centers...

Public backlash over AI data centers reshapes how FLORIDA models DC builds

Public backlash over AI data centers reshapes how FLORIDA models DC builds

Melissa Palmer
December 10, 2025

Florida lawmakers are hearing strong public backlash against AI data centers, driven by huge power use and already high electricity...

Rural Texas gas plant becomes dedicated AI and cloud power island

Rural Texas gas plant becomes dedicated AI and cloud power island

Melissa Palmer
December 9, 2025

CyrusOne is planning a 400 MW hyperscale campus in tiny Whitney, Texas, with three new single-story data center buildings budgeted...

Supersonic turbine tech quietly becomes backbone power for AI data centers (boom supersonic)

Supersonic turbine tech quietly becomes backbone power for AI data centers (boom supersonic)

Melissa Palmer
December 9, 2025

Boom Pivots Supersonic Tech Into 1.21 GW Of Gas Turbines For AI Data Centers Boom Supersonic is selling a new...

Segregating AI data center power shields Missouri customers from infrastructure risks

Segregating AI data center power shields Missouri customers from infrastructure risks

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Data center-driven AI demand could push U.S. electricity use from 2.5% to 8% by 2030, but rapid efficiency gains like...

Tie AI data center subsidies to strict renewable and grid safeguards in pennsylvania

Tie AI data center subsidies to strict renewable and grid safeguards in pennsylvania

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

Data centers driving AI are straining the PJM grid, raising real risks for higher power bills, reliability issues, and more...