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Thanks to a perfect storm of AI and crony capitalism, the country's power system is rapidly crumbling as costs balloon into the stratosphere.

Electricity Is Becoming Unbelievably Expensive as the US Power Grid Decays Into Ruin

As some in the US agonize over the country's pace in the "AI race," it seems China is already standing at the podium.

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The US May Have Already Lost the AI Race to China Due to a Key Weakness

AI data centers are causing energy bills to soar in the US's largest power grid, which includes cities like Washington DC and Philadelphia.

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AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills

By Frank Landymore

Solar power has become the fastest growing source of energy throughout the globe, with one gigawatt of capacity installed every 15 hours.

The Amount of Electricity Generated From Solar Is Suddenly Unbelievable

A new survey is shedding light on the staggering amount of energy used to power the AI boom and its fast-rising industry.

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How Much Electricity It Actually Takes to Use AI May Surprise You

It is now unprofitable for all but the most advanced crypto operations to mine Bitcoin in the United States.

Mining Bitcoin Is Now Actively Losing Money

America's first nuclear power plant to use artificial intelligence is, ironically, the last operational one in California.

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California Nuclear Power Plant Deploys Generative AI Safety System

By Noor Al-Sibai

After an ill-conceived round of federal layoffs, the government is scrambling to hire back hundreds of nuclear weapons experts.

Government Fires Specialists Without Realizing They Were in Charge of Nuclear Bombs, Then Panics and Tries to Rehire Them

New images seem to show a laser-fired nuclear fusion facility may be under development in southwestern China.

Satellite Images Show China Building What Appears to Be a Huge Fusion Facility

Tech companies aren't the only ones reeling from DeepSeek's stock route on Monday, as energy companies start to feel the heat.

Energy Companies Stocks Plummet as DeepSeek Shows AI Doesn’t Need Entire Coal Plants to Cheat on Homework

AI certainly isn't the only sector to use tons of water, but it's wasting it in a way that's especially disruptive to fresh water supplies.

AI’s Outrageous Environmental Toll Is Probably Worse Than You Think

By Frank Landymore

AI's demand on the US power grid is resulting in changing phase-out deadlines for American coal companies.

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Huge Power Demand for AI Is Keeping Polluting Coal Plants Alive

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A plan to store nuclear waste in America's busiest oil field is a fascinating collision between fossil fuels and nuclear.

Please Don’t Store Nuclear Waste in Our Precious Oil Field, Says Fossil Fuel Industry

By Jon Christian

These data centers are even more power hungry than traditional ones, and as every tech company pivots to AI, the energy demand steepens.

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Coal Plants Staying Online Because AI Needs So Much Power

By Frank Landymore

A Chinese tech company claims its miniature nuclear battery is fully capable of working for up to 50 years.

Startup Says Its Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery Could Fly Drones “Continuously”

By Sharon Adarlo

A Pennsylvania crypto company wants to burn tires to fuel Bitcoin mining — and community members are seeing red.

Community Horrified by Plan to Burn Tires to Produce Bitcoin

By Noor Al-Sibai