Lawmakers Pass Reindustrialize Oklahoma Act to Help Fund Aluminum Smelting Plant

Lawmakers pass Reindustrialize Oklahoma Act to help fund aluminum smelting plant

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After the announcement that a $4 billion aluminum smelting plant was headed to northeast Oklahoma, lawmakers passed a bill that would give millions of dollars in incentives. "It's the first smelter, aluminum smelter company, or factor manufacturer that's been built in the United States in 45 years," said Gov. Stitt on Wednesday. Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) is the manufacturer that the act is aimed at. Oklahoma entered i…

​​​​​​​Power Hungry Race: Aluminum Smelters Versus AI Data Centers

(Zero Hedge)—The ‘Powering Up America’ theme has primarily focused on the surge of AI data centers being plugged into the nation’s electric grid to fuel chatbots and the digital economy. But what’s often overlooked are other major electrification trends, like on-shoring massive aluminum smelters, that will soon compete with AI data centers for power on strained grids. Emirates Global Aluminium plans to break ground next year on a $4 billion smel…

​​​​​​​Power Hungry Race: Aluminium Smelters Versus AI Data Centers  - Nemos News Network

The ‘Powering Up America’ theme has primarily focused on the surge of AI data centers being plugged into the nation’s electric grid to fuel chatbots and the digital economy. But what’s often overlooked are other major electrification trends, like on-shoring massive aluminum smelters, that will soon compete with AI data centers for power on strained grids.  Emirates Global Aluminium plans to break ground next year on a $4 billion smelter in Oklah…