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They joined a new initiative called Utilize that aims to use strategies like battery storage and virtual power plants to make more use of the electrons already available to the grid.

Energy prices could rise much higher than they already have, inflaming concerns around data centers.

Gaming headphones could be the worst.

The nation suffered a total disconnection today, according to its energy ministry. The country’s energy woes have only intensified with the US’ oil blockade and incursion into Venezuela, which had been a major oil supplier for Cuba. [Link: Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power

Sam Altman announced that he's stepping down from the board of nuclear fusion startup Helion Energy.

Facing “unprecedented times” NV Energy has decided to stop selling power to a small power utility serving 49,000 customers in Lake Tahoe, CalMatters

The latest in data centers, AI, and energy Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies' hopes and dreams for AI.

They're hyping up next-generation reactors as a way to meet data center energy demand. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has lost more than 400 people, largely those working on safety.

by Justine Calma This is Microsoft's Fairwater data center in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. Built on the site of the failed Foxconn LCD project, it is currently the most powerful AI data center in the world.