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America’s growing AI power consumption: Strained grids, blackouts, and nuclear energy
Yet behind every AI innovation stands a silent powerhouse with an unquenchable thirst for power: data centers. These ...
Can we make AI less power-hungry? These researchers are working on it.
Part of the surge in demand comes from data centers, and their increasing thirst for power comes in part from running increasingly sophisticated AI models. As with all world-shaping developments, what ...
Power supply seen as key to U.S. government’s strategy for AI dominance
The U.S. government is formulating ambitious plans to fuel its effort to win the global artificial intelligence arms race.
TerraPower CEO says company on track to deploy first-of-a-kind next-gen nuclear plant in 5 years
TerraPower CEO Chris Levesque offered a sunny picture Thursday for the work underway at the Bill Gates-backed nuclear power ...
RONN Inc. Champions Hydrogen Power Over Nuclear Power To Address AI Data Center Energy Crisis
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA / ACCESS Newswire / March 26, 2025 / RONN, Inc (OTC PINK:RONN) As artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers voraciously consume electricity, the limitations of the current ...
VCs have poured billions into a nascent nuclear technology — these are the 4 companies to watch
Just 4 small modular reactor companies have received $3B in VC funding. But leading experts tell BI it's unclear if SMRs will ...
Solar notches another win as Microsoft adds 475 MW to power its AI data centers
The ramp up reflects the immediacy of Microsoft’s needs. When it comes to powering data centers, it’s hard to argue with ...
AI boom could spark a Texas land rush — and raise demand for homes
The vast data centers needed to power artificial intelligence are in high demand, and Texas is at the center of a new boom to ...
12 Best Nuclear Power Stocks to Buy Now
The United States of America is the largest producer of nuclear power in the world, accounting for almost 30% share of the ...
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NJ lawmakers advance legislation requiring new AI data centers to use clean energy
"The environmental impact of AI is remarkable," he said ... had exclusively acquired all of the energy created at the newly ...
CERAweek: Small nuclear power struggles at cusp of US electricity demand boom
Everyone from the U.S. energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming ...
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Utilities may charge for nuclear pre-construction costs under bill sent to governor's desk
It allows an Indiana utility to pass along some of the pre-construction costs to their customers even if the plant never gets ...