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The Big-Tech Clean Energy Crunch Is Here
Big Tech’s appetite for energy is just about visible from the east coast of Scotland. Some 12 miles out to sea sits a wind farm, where each of the 60 giant turbines has blades roughly […]
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Singapore Looks to Have More Gas-Fired Power Plants to Meet Rising Demand
Singapore is seeking proposals from companies to build and operate two new natural gas-fired power plants by the end of the decade as it looks to have more generation capacity to meet soaring electricity demand. […]
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In threat to climate safety, Michigan to woo tech data centers with new laws
Michigan Democrats are poised to pass legislation aimed at attracting big-tech data centers, but opponents say the bills would destroy nation-leading climate laws the same legislators approved in November because the centers consume massive amounts of electricity. […]
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Southwest power outage causes widespread flight delays
Numerous Southwest Airlines flights were delayed as the company reported a power outage hit its data centers in the Dallas area on Wednesday. Why it matters: While a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said it had “resolved a brief technology […]
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Enbridge Constructing $1.2B Solar Farm in Wyoming to Power Influx of Data Centers and Large Industrial Customers
Enbridge Inc., a Canadian energy developer, has received construction and operation approval to build the largest solar power project in the State of Wyoming. The $1.2 billion solar project will feature more than 1.2 million […]
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Week Recap: US Gas Plants, Vietnam Coal, and Tech’s Impact
Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories The U.S. Data Center Energy Train Wreck May 26, 2024 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: I had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Miller on the podcast, and here is one of […]
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How Big Tech Helped Bring on America’s New Energy Crisis
America produces more energy than any other country in the world, has more energy reserves than any other country, and pioneered clean, inexpensive, and virtually unlimited nuclear energy. So why does even the Washington Post […]
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Virginia Explained: Data center expansion, with all its challenges and benefits
Humanity is almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century and Virginia — home to 70% of the world’s data centers — is on the frontlines of the latest emerging technology: artificial intelligence, […]
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New Microgrid to Provide Resilience for a Houston Data Center and the Grid
The construction of a new 17-MW microgrid for ViVaVerse Solutions, a colocation data center services provider, was announced this week. Located at the former Compaq Computer/HPE headquarters in Houston, the more than 90-acre ViVa Center […]
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US Data Center Energy Train Wreck
Daily Standup Top Stories The U.S. Data Center Energy Train Wreck May 26, 2024 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: I had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Miller on the podcast, and here is one of his […]