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Trump’s High-Wire Act to Transform US Power Grid Won’t Be Easy

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President Donald Trump’s oversight of an increasingly unreliable U.S. power grid requires swift action, he said this week, but there is no easy fix for one of the grid’s most complex and troubled areas: long-distance transmission lines. Trump’s National Energy Emergency declaration and executive orders detail a long list of interconnected problems dogging an electric …

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Blackstone to Buy $1 billion Virginia Power Plant Near Data Centers

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The unit of Blackstone dedicated to investments in the energy industry has agreed to acquire Potomac Energy Center, the asset manager told Reuters on Thursday, in a deal symbolizing the allure to investors of power plants sited near data centers. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners has agreed to buy the 774-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in …

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Trump Says US Needs Double the Energy it has to Power AI

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(Reuters) – The United States needs double the energy it has to power rapidly emerging artificial intelligence operations, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. Trump said he would give emergency declarations to allow companies working on AI to start building plants “almost immediately” given intensive competition with China. “The big problem is we need …

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Extreme Cold and Record Snowfall to Test Texas Power Grid

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Deep freeze threatens transportation and energy across the US Electric grids brace for surging demand as temperatures drop A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids. Snow and sleet began falling Monday …

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US Needs More Electricity to Win AI Race, Says Trump Energy Czar

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Doug Burgum tapped to lead Interior Department, energy council Former governor made his fortune in accounting software By Jennifer A Dlouhy The US risks forfeiting a global competition to dominate artificial intelligence if it doesn’t build more reliable, always-on electricity to supply the industry, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department warned Thursday. …

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US Interior Nominee Says Permitting Reform Needed to Speed Energy Projects

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(Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing on Thursday that permitting reform is needed to speed energy projects, particularly to boost power production. “We’ve got to get to work in permitting reform and speeding permitting right now,” he said. “Electricity is at the brink. Our grid is at …

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Where Does Solar and Wind Renewable Electricity Generation Make Sense? – Yogi Schulz

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By Yogi Schulz We’ve all read about the heated and continuing debate about the effectiveness and cost of solar and wind renewable electricity generation. Some have hyped these technologies as the saviour for the energy transition to address the impact of climate change. Others have challenged their cost, reliability and lifespan. Where do these technologies …

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The Biggest Energy Miscalculation of 2024 by Global Leaders – Artificial Intelligence: Maureen McCall

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    by Maureen McCall It’s generally accepted that the launch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) occurred at Dartmouth College in a 1956 AI workshop that brought together leading thinkers in computer science, and information theory to map out future paths for investigation. Workshop participants John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Nathaniel Rochester and Claude E. Shannon coined …

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Microsoft Deal Signals Booming Demand From Data centers to Power AI – The Deals of 2024

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By Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. utilities are finally signing concrete supply deals with data-center operators as the artificial-intelligence wave sparks a surge in power demand, paving the way for higher profits in the coming quarters. Data centers are expected to account for 8% of the power generated in the U.S. by 2030, compared with 3% in …

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US Data-Center Power Use Could Nearly Triple by 2028, DOE-Backed Report Says

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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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