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Data centers forecast to use 20% of US power by 2035
BNEF's December outlook put 2035 demand at 106 GW, and that figure was itself 36% above the projection the firm published in April 2025.
Amazon data center in Bahrain struck and destroyed by Iranian cruise missiles, state media claims
The Middle East is seeing escalating violence weeks after the two parties agreed to a ceasefire.
Elon Musk spent $1 billion on an energy company to power xAI
SpaceXAI is doubling down on its mobile natural gas turbine generators.
Elon Musk’s Colossus 2 data center installed 59 natural gas turbines without permission, report claims
The population of the communities surrounding the Colossus 2 site, which is in the center of a lawsuit involving unpermitted natural gas turbines and pollution, is predominantly black.
New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts
Will other U.S. states follow suit?
Meta expands colossal Hyperion AI supercluster plans to 5GW, pushes Louisiana investment past $50 billion as AI race accelerates
Meta is expanding Hyperion from 2 GW to 5 GW, lifting its Louisiana investment above $50 billion as it races to secure more AI computing capacity.
Ireland’s data centers consumed nearly as much electricity as every home in the country combined in 2025
Ireland’s data centers consumed 23% of the country’s electricity in 2025, rising 10% in one year despite restrictions on new grid connections.
AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027
Global data center electricity consumption will grow 26% in 2026 to reach 565 TWh, up from 447 TWh in 2025.
