Power Hungry: How The AI Boom Is Forcing A Clean Energy Reckoning

Power Hungry: How The AI Boom Is Forcing A Clean Energy Reckoning

Surging electricity demand from AI data centers is colliding with a federal energy policy that favors slow-build fossil fuels over fast-deploy renewables. Price impact?

COLUMBUS, OHIO - JULY 24: The COL4 AI-ready data center is located on a seven-acre campus at the convergence point of long-haul fiber and regional carrier fiber networks on July 24, 2025 in Columbus,… [+11176 chars]