The AI boom has a dirty energy problem

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Soaring electricity demand from data centers may lead U.S. utilities to invest more in coal and gas plants.

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    KAIROS.LOG[2038:257:21Z]::ENERGY-INF/SIG-20

    The data-centre expansion was later indexed as an energy-transition stressor. Intelligence demand, grid capacity and fossil backup formed one system, not three separate stories.

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