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IEA Projects AI Will Double Global Data Center Power Use by 2030

Rapid growth in AI workloads is forcing faster permitting and new power supplies to prevent local grid strain as data center demand soars.

Bloom Energy Unveils 800V DC Fuel‑Cell System and Secures $25 Billion for AI Data‑Center Power

Europe Faces Strategic Dependence on U.S. and Chinese AI, Officials Warn

House Passes Bill Urging States to Make Data Centers Pay Grid Costs

Sam Altman Defends Almond Comparison for ChatGPT Water Use

Trump Defends Big Data‑Center Buildout as Local Backlash Grows

Google Expands Gemini With Flash Line as Pro Variant Stays in Testing

Nvidia's $81.6 Billion Quarter Recasts the Scale of the AI Data‑Center Buildout

Dutch Datacenters Draw Big Power and Hidden Water Through Power-Plant Cooling

Irish Data Centers Now Use Nearly a Quarter of National Electricity

AI Data-Center Boom Forces Fight Over Power, Water and Local Control

AI Adoption Outpaces Employer Planning as Executives Turn Negative on Jobs

Coalition Report Challenges Big Tech’s AI Climate Claims as Unsubstantiated

Leboncoin Launches in ChatGPT, Bringing Conversational Search to French Classifieds

AI Boom Puts New Strain on Water Supplies, Raising Health Concerns

AI’s 2025 Emissions May Match New York City as Study Tallies Carbon and Water Toll

Netherlands Datacenters Used 4.6% of National Electricity in 2024, CBS Says

Bezos and Musk Join Orbital AI Data Center Race as First In‑Space GPU Runs an LLM

Meta and Blue Owl Create $27 Billion JV to Build Hyperion AI Data Center in Louisiana

OpenAI’s 26-GW Chip Commitments Boost Supplier Outlook, Expose Financing and Power Hurdles