Meta Platforms Inc. is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas-fired plants to fuel its most power-hungry data center, increasing its reliance on fossil fuels amid a fast-moving artificial intelligence race.
Meta Platforms Inc. is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas-fired plants to fuel its most power-hungry data center, increasing its reliance on fossil fuels amid a fast-moving artificial intelligence race.
A rendering of Meta’s planned data center in Louisiana Photographer: Source: Meta
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is moving ahead with plans for a major data center in Michigan that features a 20-year electricity contract requiring it to cover the full expense of adding a haul of new clean power.
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is moving ahead with plans for a major data center in Michigan that features a 20-year electricity contract requiring it to cover the full expense of adding a haul of new clean power.
President Donald Trump’s $33 billion deal with Japan to build the largest US gas power project in Ohio hasn’t secured binding commitments, still needs to lock in equipment suppliers and was a complete surprise to the state’s regulator and grid operator.
President Donald Trump’s $33 billion deal with Japan to build the largest US gas power project in Ohio hasn’t secured binding commitments, still needs to lock in equipment suppliers and was a complete surprise to the state’s regulator and grid operator.
Duke Energy has signed deals with Microsoft and Compass to power expansive data center complexes under construction in North Carolina as the artificial intelligence boom supercharges the demand for electricity.
Duke Energy has signed deals with Microsoft and Compass to power expansive data center complexes under construction in North Carolina as the artificial intelligence boom supercharges the demand for electricity.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel moved for a reconsideration of the approval for utility DTE Energy to power a massive data center development planned by Oracle and OpenAI and called the companies “untrustworthy” in a statement Thursday.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel moved for a reconsideration of the approval for utility DTE Energy to power a massive data center development planned by Oracle and OpenAI and called the companies “untrustworthy” in a statement Thursday.
Dana Nessel, Michigan attorney general, speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The Democratic National Convention this week marks the ceremonial crowning of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as the party's presidential nominees, capping off a whirlwind month for Democrats who quickly coalesced behind the new ticket after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July.
There’s no clear mechanism for a company like OpenAI to follow through on its commitments.
Cabinets housing servers inside a data hall at a NextDC Ltd. data center in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. OpenAI partnered with Australian data center operator NextDC to build a A$7 billion ($4.6 billion) large-scale computing cluster in Sydney, accelerating its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg
NextEra Energy Inc. is offering large amounts of power for sale from its nuclear plants in Wisconsin and New Hampshire, as major technology companies race to secure nuclear energy for artificial-intelligence data centers.
NextEra Energy Inc. is offering large amounts of power for sale from its nuclear plants in Wisconsin and New Hampshire, as major technology companies race to secure nuclear energy for artificial-intelligence data centers.
The Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, more commonly known as Seabrook Station and owned by NextEra Energy Inc., in Seabrook, New Hampshire on March 15, 2011.
To speed the construction of new energy plants, the Trump administration called for an emergency power auction. They favor gas, coal and nuclear.
Gas turbines made by GE Vernova at the on-site natural gas plant under construction at the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, in September. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
A federal judge said Dominion Energy Inc. can restart construction of a wind project off the coast of Virginia while it continues a legal fight over the Trump administration’s order to stop the $11 billion development.
A federal judge said Dominion Energy Inc. can restart construction of a wind project off the coast of Virginia while it continues a legal fight over the Trump administration’s order to stop the $11 billion development.
Dominion Energy Inc. vehicles at a field office in Springfield, Virginia. Photographer: Luke Johnson/Bloomberg
Microsoft Corp. pledged to pay for the costs of building and using the electric-grid infrastructure required by its data centers, an attempt to head off customer anger that the energy-hungry facilities are driving up their power bills.
Microsoft Corp. pledged to pay for the costs of building and using the electric-grid infrastructure required by its data centers, an attempt to head off customer anger that the energy-hungry facilities are driving up their power bills.
A winter storm that brought intense winds and rapidly falling temperatures to the Northern US including New York has left more than 200,000 customers without electricity.
A winter storm that brought intense winds and rapidly falling temperatures to the Northern US including New York has left more than 200,000 customers without electricity.
Utility crew workers replace a power pole snapped in two when high winds downed a tree in Sagamore Hills, Ohio on Dec. 29, 2025.
Coastal communities in Southern California braced for more rain and flash floods even as a powerful Christmas storm began to ease on Thursday evening, with a state of emergency still in place for Los Angeles and neighboring counties.
Coastal communities in Southern California braced for more rain and flash floods even as a powerful Christmas storm began to ease on Thursday evening, with a state of emergency still in place for Los Angeles and neighboring counties.
Debris from storm damage covers a vehicle in Wrightwood, California, on Dec. 25. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its data center footprint for AI.
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its data center footprint for AI.
The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.
The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut.
On Monday, President Donald Trump’s administration paused five leases on wind farms already being built. The reason? National security concerns.
Wind turbine tower sections and blades at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Orsted A/S will resume work on its nearly-completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island after a US judge ruled construction can continue during a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s stop-work order, a major win for the beleaguered Danish energy giant. Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg
The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.
The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to an industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.
A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut.
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its data center footprint for AI.
Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant to dramatically expand its data center footprint for AI.
The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.
The great artificial intelligence boom that’s fueling US economic growth now depends heavily on credit markets to finance the investments, and utilities are among the key borrowers.
The great artificial intelligence boom that’s fueling US economic growth now depends heavily on credit markets to finance the investments, and utilities are among the key borrowers.
An electricity substation next to an Amazon Web Services data center in Johnstown, Ohio, US, on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend almost $150 billion in the coming 15 years on data centers, giving the cloud-computing giant the firepower to handle an expected explosion in demand for artificial intelligence applications and other digital services.
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