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Someone Else Is Paying for Your AI Subscription

AI data centers consumed 415 terawatt-hours of electricity globally in 2024, and the costs are showing up on utility bills in Maryland, Ohio, and Virginia. The tech industry calls this progress. The people paying $16 to $27 more a month for electricity might call it something else.

By Audrey Liang · 4 min read

Science

Nuclear Does Not Replace Renewables for AI Power. It Completes Them

AI data centers will consume more electricity than Mexico by 2030, and they need that power around the clock. The debate over nuclear versus renewables misses the point entirely: the grid that powers artificial intelligence needs both, and the contracts already being signed prove it.

By Crash Davis · 4 min read