Topic: energy sources

  • US Electricity Demand Growth Shows Signs of Cooling

    US Electricity Demand Growth Shows Signs of Cooling

    US electricity demand growth has slowed in early 2025, with a 3% increase compared to the previous year, indicating a more moderate consumption trajectory. Coal generation growth has eased slightly but remains elevated, while solar power has expanded significantly, gaining nearly 40% and offsetti...

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  • Inside the Engine Room of the Internet: How Data Centers Work

    Inside the Engine Room of the Internet: How Data Centers Work

    Hyperscale technology companies like Meta and Google are driving explosive growth in data center infrastructure as a core competitive strategy, using their immense financial resources to build at a rapid pace and scale. The expansion of data centers faces a complex political landscape, with feder...

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  • US Gas Boom Fueled by Data Center Demand

    US Gas Boom Fueled by Data Center Demand

    Surging data center electricity demand is driving a massive expansion of natural gas power in the U.S., with over a third of new gas-fired power projects explicitly tied to these facilities. Proposed gas-fired power projects could expand the U.S. fleet by nearly 50%, with data center-linked deman...

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