Data center hotspots driving growth in US electricity usage - EIA
Overall consumption was up one percent in the last four years
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US electric utilities predict surge in power demand from data centers and AI - report
Nine of the top ten US electric utilities attribute growth in demand to data centers
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Global data center electricity use to double by 2026 - IEA report
AI and cryptocurrency workloads are driving up demand
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Google and Microsoft join long term energy storage group
The Long Duration Energy Storage Council aims to balance the grid
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Iran bans Bitcoin mining after power outages
Follows China in restricting crypto
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Google tests shifting data center loads to renewable energy peaks
A pilot scheme runs non-urgent tasks when the sun shines and the wind blows
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Rio crisis cuts off Brazil's biggest supercomputer
Cluster switched off as electricity bills go unpaid, say reports
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Sweden urged to slash data center power tax
Study proposes 97 percent tax reduction, cutting total data center costs by a quarter