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Entergy to Build Three Gas Plants for Meta’s Biggest Data Center

By Josh Saul and Riley Griffin Louisiana regulators approved Entergy Corp.’s plan to build three natural gas plants to power Meta Platform Inc.’s biggest data center. Meta’s latest and largest data center is a 4 million–square–foot complex in rural Louisiana intended to support the company’s most powerful artificial intelligence models. Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark …

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Power Producers Need to Sign Big AI Deals to Justify Soaring Share Prices

Investors counting on a data center-fueled surge in US electricity demand are getting impatient. Some of the investors who drove NRG Energy Inc., Vistra Corp. and others to historic highs on optimism over surging data-center demand are starting to lose patience with the independent power producers. That’s because deals to supply the massive facilities with electricity are moving too …

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Microsoft, US National Lab Tap AI to Speed Up Nuclear Power Permitting Process

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 (Reuters) – Microsoft and a U.S. national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits for new nuclear power plants. Microsoft (MSFT.O) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) …

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Google Inks $3 Billion US Hydropower Deal in Largest Clean Energy Agreement of its Kind

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) – Google has agreed to secure as much as 3 gigawatts of U.S. hydropower in the world’s largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said on Tuesday, as Big Tech pursues the expansion of energy-hungry data centers. The deal between Google and Brookfield Asset Management …

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Trump Joins Tech and Energy Executives Amid AI Push

By Jarrett Renshaw Trump to announce some $90 bln in energy and data center investments in Pennsylvania The event comes as White House prepares executive orders to boost AI and data centers Big Tech is scrambling to access a strained national power grid to power the energy-guzzling data centers PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 15 (Reuters) – …

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Trump to Unveil $70 Billion in AI and Energy Investments

PITTSBURGH, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will announce $70 billion in artificial-intelligence and energy investments on Tuesday, according to a White House official and a person familiar with the initiatives. Trump will reveal details of these new initiatives at an event near Pittsburgh, where he will be joined by Republican Senator David …

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America’s Largest Power Grid is Struggling to Meet Demand From AI

Summary Electricity bills projected to surge over 20% in PJM territory this summer PJM criticized for delaying auctions and pausing new plant applications Pennsylvania governor threatens to leave PJM if it can’t reduce costs and connect power plants faster (Reuters) – America’s largest power grid is under strain as data centers and AI chatbots consume …

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Texas Firm Aims to Build World’s Largest Data Energy Complex With Nuclear, Gas, Solar

Fermi plans to partner on the “Hypergrid” project with Texas Tech University and said it will be launched on July 4. Perry, who also served as Texas governor, said that China is building 22 nuclear reactors while the U.S. is building none. “We’re behind – and it’s all hands on deck. We need to be …

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Deloitte: AI Data Center Power Demand Could Surge 30x by 2035, Amid Power and Grid Capacity Constraints

As developing new data centers to power artificial intelligence (AI) becomes critically important, opportunity arises for industries to collaborate to support evolving infrastructure demands NEW YORK, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As developing new data centers to power artificial intelligence (AI) becomes critically important, opportunity arises for industries to collaborate to support evolving infrastructure demands …

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UAE Oil Firm ADNOC Upping US Investments, Says AI Once-in-a Generation Investment Opportunity

(Reuters) – ADNOC chief Sultan al-Jaber said on Tuesday the state oil company of the United Arab Emirates was looking to grow its U.S. energy investments six-fold to $440 billion in the next 10 years. “For us, the United States is not just a priority; it is an investment imperative,” Jaber told an audience at …

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