AI data centers are projected to consume nearly 12% of all U.S. electricity by 2030, nearly six times the pre-AI boom share in 2018, according to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, but the U.S. electric …
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel said in a September 2 CNBC interview that the biggest constraint on AI data center growth will be the power grid, specifically the time needed to prepare sites, not ch…
The largest US power grid operators are expanding infrastructure plans to meet a demand surge driven by AI data centers, EVs, and crypto mining, with the US Energy Information Administration projectin…
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed a first-of-its-kind data center electricity consumption tax into law on June 30, 2026, effective July 1, 2026. The tax charges data centers $0.011 per kilow…