AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirtier Gas Turbines

AI drives surge in fossil fuel investment

The energy requirements of artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT are increasing demand for gas-powered electricity generation, a new report says.

AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Dirtier Gas Turbines

If Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next year as planned, the 900-acre site will need enough round-the-clock electricity to support 300,000 homes. But securing that power isn’t as simple as plugging into the grid.

AI Data Center Boom Requires A Lot Of Natural Gas

AI Data Center Boom Requires A Lot Of Natural Gas  UBS expects the AI data center construction boom, which was ignited during the Trump era, to generate structural tailwinds for the U.S. economy starting in 2026. In a recent conversation, one asset manager backing a mega data center project in Texas explained it's going to be "sprint" mode for the industry through the end of the decade. Adding this all up is not rocket science, and that's why a …

AI and Data Centers - DOA without old natural gas turbine technology

I did not have this on my bingo card for stories, but here we are. The following is a LinkedIn post from Doug Sheridan, and I highly recommend following him on LinkedIn. AI is going to be critical in many ways, and we are seeing the grid go to decentralized and microgrids. The explanation of Stargate’s turbine solution for the power plant is an example of American ingenuity.  Bloomberg writes, if Stargate’s first AI data center is completed next…

The Register: Musk’s smog-belching Colossus datacenter slammed by civil rights group | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Register: Musk’s smog-belching Colossus datacenter slammed by civil rights group . “As late as April, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) revealed that xAI had deployed 35 gas turbines to power the facility while MLGW completed work on a pair of 150 megawatt substations. It’s estimated that the nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced by these generators could cost county residents upwards of $18 million in health-related expenses, and $160 m…

AI’s Urgent Need for Power Spurs Return of Gas Turbines - Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

Stargate’s first AI data center, planned to be completed next year, will require enough electricity to support 300,000 homes, but securing that power isn’t as simple as plugging into the grid. Summary by Bloomberg AI The venture is relying on small, single cycle natural gas turbines to power the Texas megafactory, a technology that’s largely ...