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Data centres could pay hundreds of millions in deposits for power demands (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-29 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: ofgem, data centres, electricity grid

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How much energy do data centers and artificial intelligence use? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Hannah Ritchie | tags: data centers, artificial intelligence, electricity

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Utilities Join Trump Pledge to Limit AI-Driven Increases in Electricity Bills (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-21 | tags: utilities, trump, electricity bills

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Data centers have hiked electricity prices on the public by $23B (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-15 | by Theodore J. Kury | tags: allocated, costs, electricity

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Australian energy retailers must offer three hours of free daytime electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Donna Wentworth | tags: electricity, free, offer

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Australian energy retailers must provide three hours of free daytime electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | by Donna Wentworth | tags: electricity, free, offer

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Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country's electricity (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-12 | by Dan Robinson | tags: consumption, electricity, grid

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Microsoft struggles to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise amid carbon-heavy AI expansions — the company's chief sustainability officer claims the target is still feasible (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-11 | by Etiido Uko | tags: carbon, data centers, electricity

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Syria's solar boom is redefining Middle East's energy model (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Robin Mills | tags: electricity, grid, panels

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What's slowing down the AI buildout (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-09 | by Works In Progress | tags: capacity, demand, electricity

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More and More Lampposts in California, New York, and Connecticut Will Soon Charge EVs (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-08 | tags: augment, augment existing, charging

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Data centers’ energy demand threatens Trump’s “Made in America” plan (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-07 | tags: center, costs, data center

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842,000 American Households Lost Power Today During a Heatwave (slashdot.org)

2026-07-04 | by Posted | tags: america, electricity, friday

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County With 37 Data Centers Tells Schools to “Turn Off Your Lights” to Save Electricity Ahead of Scorching Heat Wave (futurism.com)

2026-07-02 | by Frank Landymore | tags: data centers, henrico county, electricity rates

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Why is crucial tech vulnerable to the heat? (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-01 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: electricity, heat, lines

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Realta Fusion generates electricity directly from a fusion reaction, an apparent first (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-30 | by Tim De Chant | get Fusion Reactor Model Kit → | tags: realta fusion, fusion reactors, direct electricity conversion

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County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools To 'Conserve Electricity' (slashdot.org)

2026-06-30 | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: data centers, electricity conservation, 404 media

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County with 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to 'Conserve Electricity' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | by About The Author | get Smart Power Strip → | tags: henrico county, data centers, meta

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AI Data Centers Have Been Great for the Steel Industry. Now, a Power Crisis Looms. (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-06-29 | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: data centers, steel industry, power crisis

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What Europe’s heat wave means for the power grid (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-25 | by Casey Crownhart | get Smart Home Energy Monitor → | tags: european power grid, climate change, air conditioning

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Armstrong Effect (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-21 | get Armstrong Effect Book → | tags: static electricity, william armstrong, armstrong hydroelectric machine

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Solar generates more energy in US than coal for first time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | get Solar Power Bank → | tags: coal, electricity, energy

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Solar generation beats coal in the US for the first time ever (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Skye Jacobs | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: coal, electricity, just

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OpenAI says China ran a covert campaign to turn Americans against data centers, but used facts that happen to be true (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Rob Thubron | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: accounts, centers, china

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OpenAI says China-linked accounts used ChatGPT to turn Americans against data centers (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Rob Thubron | get ChatGPT Official T-Shirt → | tags: accounts, centers, china

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Solar Beats Coal In the US For the First Month Ever (slashdot.org)

2026-06-11 | get Solar Panel Kit → | tags: coal, electricity, generation

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Solar Energy Saves Europeans $135M a Day (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-09 | by Steve Hanley | get Portable Solar Power Bank → | tags: electricity, energy, europe

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Texas Grid Flags Risks As Data Centers, Crypto Sites Fail Voltage Tests (slashdot.org)

2026-06-08 | by Posted | get Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) → | tags: centers, data centers, demand

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AI Will Consume as Much Water as a Billion People By 2030, UN Report Estimates (futurism.com)

2026-06-06 | by Frank Landymore | get Water-Efficient Smart Faucet → | tags: electricity, energy, footprint

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Trump admin tries again to revive dying coal industry (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-05 | get Coal Mining Safety Gear → | tags: blowing, building, coal