Pennsylvania Power & Light seizes private farmland through eminent domain to build 240-foot transmission towers for AI data centers, despite admitting insufficient electricity exists and rates skyrocketing 267% while Amazon's $20 billion investment creates just 1,250 jobs.
Base Power secures $1 billion Series C funding at $3 billion valuation to expand home battery storage systems nationwide, currently serving 5,000 Texas households while reducing electricity bills by 10-20% monthly and providing backup power during outages amid growing AI infrastructure energy demands.
Microsoft secures 100 megawatts of solar power from Japan's Shizen Energy through a 20-year agreement spanning four developments, supporting the tech giant's $2.9 billion expansion in Japan as the company contracts over 1 gigawatt of solar capacity this year to meet surging data center demands.
European startup Euclyd claims its new CRAFTWERK AI chip delivers unprecedented 1.024 exaflops performance with 100x better energy efficiency than current alternatives, though the ambitious specifications remain unverified by independent testing.
AI data centers are projected to more than double electricity consumption to 945 terawatt-hours by 2030, adding 220 million tons of carbon emissions, while MIT researchers develop breakthrough solutions to cut GPU power by 70% and optimize renewable energy integration.
AI companies face a massive $800 billion revenue shortfall by 2030 as computing costs skyrocket toward $2 trillion, with tech giants spending over $500 billion while firms like OpenAI bleed billions and global power demands threaten to outstrip supply capacity.
The UK and US forge a groundbreaking tech alliance, accelerating AI research for healthcare breakthroughs, unlocking clean energy through nuclear technology, and establishing the North East as an AI Growth Zone, attracting billions in investment and creating thousands of high-paying jobs.
Google opens a new UK data center and pledges £5 billion over two years to power the UK's AI economy, advance AI breakthroughs, support thousands of jobs, and partner with Shell on clean energy initiatives.
In a controversial move, Google removes its net-zero emissions pledge as the tech giant's energy usage surges 26% this year, driven by the AI boom, raising concerns about Big Tech's ability to meet climate goals amidst skyrocketing energy demands.
Meta unveils 'Hyperion', a $10B data center complex in Louisiana, set to consume energy equivalent to 4 million homes, prompting utilities to build new gas-fired plants and raising environmental concerns.