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(Reuters) – U.S. data center power demand could nearly triple in the next three years, and consume as much as 12% of the country’s electricity, as the industry undergoes an artificial-intelligence transformation, according to an unpublished Department of Energy-backed report seen by Reuters. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report, which is expected to be released …

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(Reuters) – About half of the United States is at increased risk of power supply shortfalls in the next decade that could lead to outages and electricity conservation measures, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said on Tuesday. As U.S. power consumption rises from AI data centers and the electrification of buildings and transportation, efforts …

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U.S. oil major Chevron Corp is considering ways to supply lower carbon power for data center operators, Jeff Gustavson, president of Chevron New Energies said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. Gustavson’s comments follow a similar announcement by Exxon Mobil on Wednesday, which said it is working to help advance …

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A co-chair of the U.S. Congressional artificial intelligence task force urged federal energy regulators this week to support the development of data centers directly connected to power plants, citing national security and competition for global AI dominance, according to a letter seen by Reuters dated Dec. 5. U.S. Congressman Jay Obernolte said the Federal Energy …

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(Reuters) – Major U.S. utilities are expected to spend heavily on upgrading their electric lines and grids over the next five years to cater to power-hungry sectors, although experts worry that their plans to raise rates sharply to offset higher costs may face regulatory hurdles. In the past few weeks, about nine utilities had raised …

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Nov 13 (Reuters) – U.S. power consumption will rise to record highs in 2024 and 2025, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its Short Term Energy Outlook on Wednesday. EIA projected power demand will rise to 4,090 billion kilowatt-hours in 2024 and 4,158 billion kWh in 2025. That compares with 4,012 billion kWh in …

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