Data Center Power News

Today's data center power and grid headlines — plus the sourced numbers on how much electricity the build-out really uses.

Latest headlines

• Clean Energy Resources to Meet Data Center Electricity Demand
  Department of Energy (.gov) · Jul 29
• Texas approves AI data center co-location next to wind farm, with curtailment caveats
  Utility Dive · Jul 30
• Virginia state senators call for data center moratorium
  NBC4 Washington · Aug 1
• Key Considerations for Data Center Development
  Bipartisan Policy Center · Jul 29
• Inside a California data center as communities raise concerns about energy costs amid the AI boom
  CBS News · Jul 30
• Six Things to Know About BNEF’s New US Data Center Capacity Outlook
  BloombergNEF · Jul 29
• AI Data Center Turbines, Backlogged For Years, Are Suffering Early Deaths. Here's Why.
  Investor's Business Daily · Jul 29
• Georgia’s First ‘Pop-Up’ Power Plant for Data Centers Faces Scrutiny
  Inside Climate News · Jul 31
• Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah’s former nuclear plant
  kentuckylantern.com · Jul 29
• US Data Centers Want More Space - So They're Coming For People's Homes
  bgr.com · Aug 2

Headlines aggregated via Google News; each links to its original publisher.

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Background & context

The sourced background: how much power data centers really use (415 TWh in 2024, doubling by 2030 per the IEA) and what PUE means.