The Royal Gazette

Government and overseas advisers at odds over use of CIT revenues

David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, has made it clear how his government is at odds with the views of the Fiscal Responsibility Panel — even as he separately hinted at the possibility of ...
TechCrunch

Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035

Planned data center construction shows no signs of fading, with new additions to require 2.7x — nearly triple — the sector’s current demand for electricity over the next decade, according to a new ...
Business Wire

CI&T Report Shows That Over 60% of UK Consumers Already Use AI When Shopping, but Few Are Impressed by Retailers’ Efforts

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CI&T (NYSE: CINT), a global AI and tech acceleration partner, today announced the release of Retail Tech Reality Check, a new report examining how artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Wall Street Journal

The ObamaCare Blue-City Bailout

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Allysa Finley. Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago was scrambling to close a $369 million deficit in 2013. The inception ...
Fast Company

How to keep data centers from breaking the grid

AI’s explosive growth depends on a backbone of vast energy-hungry, water intensive data centers, costing hundreds of billions of dollars in resources. The challenge—and opportunity—of the moment is ...
Los Angeles Times

California invests big in battery energy storage — and leaves rolling blackouts behind

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California hasn’t issued an emergency plea for the public to conserve energy, known as a Flex Alert, since 2022.
Bloomberg L.P.

Ireland to Allow Data Centers to Link Up to Fossil Fuel Plants

Ireland is set to green-light policies that allow data centers to use fossil fuels to power their operations, a shift that highlights the tension between economic growth and climate goals. Developers ...
PBS

How AI infrastructure is driving a sharp rise in electricity bills

Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To ...
T&D

Norwegian Grid Operator Lede to use AI- and Satellite-Based Vegetation Management Tool

Lede, Norway's grid operator, adopts StormGeo's GridEyes, an AI-powered satellite tool, to improve vegetation management and enhance grid resilience amid increasing extreme weather events. David ...
TechRepublic

AI Data Centers’ Soaring Energy Use: Who Pays for Higher Utilities Costs?

AI Data Centers’ Soaring Energy Use: Who Pays for Higher Utilities Costs? Your email has been sent The rising number of AI data centers in the US could drive utility costs higher and has put parts of ...
Reuters

Google agrees to curb power use for AI data centers to ease strain on US grid when demand surges

NEW YORK, August 4 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab has signed agreements with two U.S. electric utilities to reduce its AI data center power consumption during times of surging demand on ...