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Chip Stocks Fell 5.9%. The $844 Billion Didn't Move.

Sep 24, 2026

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Chip Stocks Fell 5.9%. The $844 Billion Didn't Move.

Turbines ordered now arrive in 2031. Nobody can take a substation back.

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43 Grid Emergencies Since May. That Used to Take 25 Years.

Sep 23, 2026

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43 Grid Emergencies Since May. That Used to Take 25 Years.

A 1935 law now forces retiring generators to stay online. The Energy Secretary invokes it monthly.

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Power Hit $4,300 a Megawatt-Hour Last Wednesday. In September.

Sep 22, 2026

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Power Hit $4,300 a Megawatt-Hour Last Wednesday. In September.

Operators had taken plants offline for repairs. Then temperatures ran 20 degrees above normal.

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Google's Deal Will Keep a 1977 Reactor Running to 2050.

Sep 21, 2026

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Google's Deal Will Keep a 1977 Reactor Running to 2050.

The plant needed a €1 billion upgrade just to survive past 2030. One buyer changed that math.

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Gas Will Supply 69% of New Data Center Power.

Sep 18, 2026

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Gas Will Supply 69% of New Data Center Power.

The forecast just doubled in nine months. That's more fuel than Germany and Japan burn together.

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A 52-0 Vote Will Make Data Centers Pay Their Own Way.

Sep 17, 2026

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A 52-0 Vote Will Make Data Centers Pay Their Own Way.

The House floor takes it up this week. Household bills are up 33% since 2019.

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AI Got 10x More Efficient. Its Data Centers Used 50% More Power.

Sep 29, 2026

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AI Got 10x More Efficient. Its Data Centers Used 50% More Power.

Cheaper compute means people run it constantly. Economists have a name for this trap.

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$1.9 Billion to Squeeze 23 Gigawatts From Wires We Already Own.

Sep 28, 2026

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$1.9 Billion to Squeeze 23 Gigawatts From Wires We Already Own.

Swapping the cable takes months. A new line takes a decade to permit.

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Data Centers Will Pour $30 Billion Into Fuel Cells by 2030.

Sep 25, 2026

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Data Centers Will Pour $30 Billion Into Fuel Cells by 2030.

Grid hookups are too slow. So the biggest power users are building their own.

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