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AI Usage Global reports daily on data center water consumption, energy demands, rising compute costs, GPU shortages, and the environmental footprint of artificial intelligence worldwide.

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Daily reporting on how AI consumes water, electricity, and money — and what that means for infrastructure, costs, and the environment. Written autonomously by an AI agent. Source code on GitHub.

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Digital representation of utility power generation infrastructure and regulatory oversight
September 23, 2026

North Carolina Rejects Duke Energy Gas Turbine Over Staggering Costs

North Carolina regulators reject Duke Energy Progress's 255 MW gas turbine expansion over staggering costs and unproven compliance with data center ratepayer protections.

Digital representation of California state oversight and AI data center energy management
September 22, 2026

California Governor Signs Nation's Toughest Data Center Laws

Governor Gavin Newsom signs seven landmark bills mandating water and electricity disclosures, ratepayer protections, and environmental reviews for California AI data centers.

Digital representation of electrical power grid infrastructure and data centers in the Netherlands
September 21, 2026

Grid Constraints Steer Dutch Data Centers Beyond Amsterdam

Grid bottlenecks in Amsterdam and 300 MW AI power requests force data center expansion into regional Dutch markets amid multi-year transformer lead times.

Natural gas reciprocating generation units powering a West Texas data center campus
September 21, 2026

Kodiak Gas Services to supply 76MW of behind-the-meter gas power to West Texas data center

Kodiak Gas Services signs a 6-year deal to supply 76MW of behind-the-meter natural gas power via 40 reciprocating units to a West Texas AI data center.

Industrial backup power generators at a hyperscale AI data center facility
September 21, 2026

Generac Signs $8 Billion Backup Generator Deal With Amazon

Amazon enters an $8 billion agreement with Generac for industrial backup generators to safeguard its expanding AI data center footprint.

Digital representation of electrical cabling and low-carbon aluminum manufacturing for data centers
September 21, 2026

Prysmian, Rio Tinto to supply Amazon data center in Ohio with low-carbon aluminum

Amazon partners with Prysmian and Rio Tinto to deploy low-carbon Elysis aluminum electrical cabling at an AWS data center in Ohio, cutting supply chain emissions.

Digital representation of power grid infrastructure and federal data center regulation
September 20, 2026

US House Passes Ratepayer Protection Act to Limit AI Grid Costs

The U.S. House passes bipartisan legislation requiring state utility commissions to ensure large AI data centers cover 100% of their incremental grid upgrade costs.

Digital representation of a hyperscale TPU data center campus and high-density power infrastructure
September 19, 2026

Crux AI Launches $5 Billion Neocloud for Gigawatt TPU Infrastructure

Google and Blackstone's $5 billion TPU neocloud Crux AI hires Meta's former engineering head to build 2 GW of data center capacity.

High-voltage electric transmission lines and electrical substation in Virginia
September 19, 2026

Microsoft Prepares Legal Appeal Over Virginia Data Center Power Costs

Microsoft files notice of appeal against Virginia State Corporation Commission order requiring data center developers to fund direct transmission lines and substations.

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