If There Wasn’t Enough Opposition to AI Data Centers Already, Now They’re Supercharging Inflation

Inflation In 'Core Services' Surges, Plus AI's Impact On Electricity And Goods: Inflation Beyond Gasoline

Inflation In 'Core Services' Surges, Plus AI's Impact On Electricity And Goods: Inflation Beyond Gasoline

AI Power Crunch Has Investors Seeking Next IPO Winners

The artificial intelligence boom has a power problem, and Wall Street is betting billions on companies that promise to solve it — even if some of the technology hasn’t been fully developed yet.

[LZ Granderson] How fearmongering sets policy

In the race to build — or stop the construction of — data centers across the country, it's important to remember no government is spending more on artificial intelligence than America. In fact, according to the Brookings Institute, the number of AI contracts within the federal government has risen from 472 in 2022 to more than 1,700 in 2026. Most of the spending — 90 billion — is by the Department of Defense. However, other departments — Commerce, Health and Human Services, NASA — are spending

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

Here's the Truth About AI Data Centers—and Why the Wealthiest County in America Is Full of Them

U.S. Data Center Power Demand Set To Double By 2030 As AI Grid Strain Forces Battery Storage Into The Spotlight

America’s artificial intelligence boom has moved past its first major constraint, semiconductors, and is now running headlong into the limits of the electric grid. U.S. data center electricity demand could more than double by 2030, rising from roughly 167 terawatt-hours in 2023 to approximately 376 TWh by the end of the decade, according to a [] The post U.S. Data Center Power Demand Set To Double By 2030 As AI Grid Strain Forces Battery Storage Into The Spotlight appeared first on Foreign Policy Journal.