⚡ America's largest power grid is struggling to meet demand from AI • Reuters

｢ Electricity bills are projected to surge by more than 20% this summer in some parts of PJM Interconnection's territory, which covers 13 states - from Illinois to Tennessee, Virginia to New Jersey - serving 67 million customers in a region with the most data centers in the world ｣

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/americas-largest-power-grid-is-struggling-meet-demand-ai-2025-07-09/

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🐲 There’s a Race to Power the Future. China Is Pulling Away • NYT

｢ In China, more wind turbines and solar panels were installed last year than in the rest of the world combined. And China’s clean energy boom is going global. Chinese companies are building electric vehicle and battery factories in Brazil, Thailand, Morocco, Hungary and beyond ｣

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/30/climate/china-clean-energy-power.html

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