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Goldman sees $7.6 trillion for AI. Power gets 4.7% of it.

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

Goldman sees $7.6 trillion for AI. Power gets 4.7% of it.

Old racks need 15 kilowatts. New AI racks need 500. The grid isn't built for that jump.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The $100 Billion Bottleneck

Jun 7, 2026

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3 min read

The $100 Billion Bottleneck

AI's hunger for power is rewriting the rules of energy, infrastructure, and American electricity bills — all at once.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Elon Is Predicting 1,000x. Here's What That Actually Means.

Jun 6, 2026

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1 min read

Elon Is Predicting 1,000x. Here's What That Actually Means.

CNBC calls it the big market event of 2026. See the math.

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The Capital Current
The $100 Billion Blind Spot

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

The $100 Billion Blind Spot

AI is building the most expensive factories on Earth - and the people who pay the power bills just turned against them.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The $10 Trillion Blueprint Nobody's Ready For

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

The $10 Trillion Blueprint Nobody's Ready For

Nvidia rewrites the rules of power infrastructure, a nuclear stock soars on zero revenue, and the biggest utility merger in the AI era takes shape.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Grid Is Paying the Price for AI's Appetite

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

The Grid Is Paying the Price for AI's Appetite

Data center costs triple, states push back on ratepayers footing the bill, and New York's power margin hits a record low just as summer arrives.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
June 12: Elon Musk’s “Day-One Retirement Plan.”

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

June 12: Elon Musk’s “Day-One Retirement Plan.”

Act now before it’s too late

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Power Grab No One Saw Coming

Jun 1, 2026

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3 min read

The Power Grab No One Saw Coming

America's two biggest utilities are merging, Big Tech is burning $725 billion to feed the AI machine, and the grid can barely keep up.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
58 Gigawatts and a Crowd Chanting "Shame"

May 29, 2026

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3 min read

58 Gigawatts and a Crowd Chanting "Shame"

America's power grid added a record wall of supply. Demand — and anger — are growing faster.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Money Map Is an Energy Map

May 28, 2026

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4 min read

The Money Map Is an Energy Map

How Big Tech's spending spree is rewriting the power grid

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The grid just sent a 10x signal. Are you reading it?

May 27, 2026

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3 min read

The grid just sent a 10x signal. Are you reading it?

PJM's capacity auction cleared at $329 — up from $28 a year ago. Plus: Virginia turned against data centers, and two risks NERC flagged for this summer.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The grid that powers 65 million people just got 76% more expensive

May 26, 2026

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4 min read

The grid that powers 65 million people just got 76% more expensive

Data centers did it. And the companies spending $700B on AI are barely paying for the pipes.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Week AI Got a Bigger Power Bill Than Spain

May 22, 2026

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4 min read

The Week AI Got a Bigger Power Bill Than Spain

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Grid Is Full. Not Metaphorically. Literally.

May 21, 2026

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5 min read

The Grid Is Full. Not Metaphorically. Literally.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
$725 Billion. One Number That Changes Everything.

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

$725 Billion. One Number That Changes Everything.

How four tech giants are rewiring the global energy grid and what it means for investors.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
A Man in Manassas Just Got a $281 Electric Bill. He's Not Alone.

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

A Man in Manassas Just Got a $281 Electric Bill. He's Not Alone.

The grid can't keep up. Your bill already knows.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
U.S. Job Growth Is Losing Momentum Beneath Stable Headlines

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

U.S. Job Growth Is Losing Momentum Beneath Stable Headlines

The $1.3 Trillion Wire Nobody's Talking About

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Supply Chain Inflation Is Re Entering The Fed’s Risk Map

May 14, 2026

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2 min read

Supply Chain Inflation Is Re Entering The Fed’s Risk Map

Why input costs are becoming a policy problem again

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Oil Relief Is Testing The Risk Premium

May 13, 2026

•

3 min read

Oil Relief Is Testing The Risk Premium

Why peace headlines do not instantly restore energy flows

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Hormuz Risk Is Repricing Global Markets

May 11, 2026

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3 min read

Hormuz Risk Is Repricing Global Markets

Why a shipping chokepoint is moving oil, bonds, currencies, and equities

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Stagflation Risk Is Becoming The Market’s Hardest Scenario

May 8, 2026

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3 min read

Stagflation Risk Is Becoming The Market’s Hardest Scenario

Why investors are being forced to price weak growth and stubborn inflation together

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Hormuz Traffic Is Turning Supply Risk Into Market Reality

May 7, 2026

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3 min read

Hormuz Traffic Is Turning Supply Risk Into Market Reality

Why a shipping chokepoint is becoming a pricing mechanism

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Fertilizer Is Becoming A Commodity Power Signal

May 6, 2026

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3 min read

Fertilizer Is Becoming A Commodity Power Signal

Why agricultural inputs are moving into the geopolitical foreground

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Hyperscaler Earnings Are Testing The AI Trade

May 4, 2026

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3 min read

Hyperscaler Earnings Are Testing The AI Trade

Why earnings must now justify the infrastructure buildout

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Lukoil Deadline Keeps Energy Sanctions In Play

May 1, 2026

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2 min read

Lukoil Deadline Keeps Energy Sanctions In Play

Why oil assets are becoming a policy pressure point

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Goldman sees $7.6 trillion for AI. Power gets 4.7% of it.

Jun 8, 2026

•

3 min read

Goldman sees $7.6 trillion for AI. Power gets 4.7% of it.

Old racks need 15 kilowatts. New AI racks need 500. The grid isn't built for that jump.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The $100 Billion Bottleneck

Jun 7, 2026

•

3 min read

The $100 Billion Bottleneck

AI's hunger for power is rewriting the rules of energy, infrastructure, and American electricity bills — all at once.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Elon Is Predicting 1,000x. Here's What That Actually Means.

Jun 6, 2026

•

1 min read

Elon Is Predicting 1,000x. Here's What That Actually Means.

CNBC calls it the big market event of 2026. See the math.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The $100 Billion Blind Spot

Jun 5, 2026

•

3 min read

The $100 Billion Blind Spot

AI is building the most expensive factories on Earth - and the people who pay the power bills just turned against them.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The $10 Trillion Blueprint Nobody's Ready For

Jun 4, 2026

•

4 min read

The $10 Trillion Blueprint Nobody's Ready For

Nvidia rewrites the rules of power infrastructure, a nuclear stock soars on zero revenue, and the biggest utility merger in the AI era takes shape.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Grid Is Paying the Price for AI's Appetite

Jun 3, 2026

•

3 min read

The Grid Is Paying the Price for AI's Appetite

Data center costs triple, states push back on ratepayers footing the bill, and New York's power margin hits a record low just as summer arrives.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
June 12: Elon Musk’s “Day-One Retirement Plan.”

Jun 2, 2026

•

1 min read

June 12: Elon Musk’s “Day-One Retirement Plan.”

Act now before it’s too late

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Power Grab No One Saw Coming

Jun 1, 2026

•

3 min read

The Power Grab No One Saw Coming

America's two biggest utilities are merging, Big Tech is burning $725 billion to feed the AI machine, and the grid can barely keep up.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
58 Gigawatts and a Crowd Chanting "Shame"

May 29, 2026

•

3 min read

58 Gigawatts and a Crowd Chanting "Shame"

America's power grid added a record wall of supply. Demand — and anger — are growing faster.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Money Map Is an Energy Map

May 28, 2026

•

4 min read

The Money Map Is an Energy Map

How Big Tech's spending spree is rewriting the power grid

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The grid just sent a 10x signal. Are you reading it?

May 27, 2026

•

3 min read

The grid just sent a 10x signal. Are you reading it?

PJM's capacity auction cleared at $329 — up from $28 a year ago. Plus: Virginia turned against data centers, and two risks NERC flagged for this summer.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The grid that powers 65 million people just got 76% more expensive

May 26, 2026

•

4 min read

The grid that powers 65 million people just got 76% more expensive

Data centers did it. And the companies spending $700B on AI are barely paying for the pipes.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Week AI Got a Bigger Power Bill Than Spain

May 22, 2026

•

4 min read

The Week AI Got a Bigger Power Bill Than Spain

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
The Grid Is Full. Not Metaphorically. Literally.

May 21, 2026

•

5 min read

The Grid Is Full. Not Metaphorically. Literally.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
$725 Billion. One Number That Changes Everything.

May 20, 2026

•

4 min read

$725 Billion. One Number That Changes Everything.

How four tech giants are rewiring the global energy grid and what it means for investors.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
A Man in Manassas Just Got a $281 Electric Bill. He's Not Alone.

May 19, 2026

•

4 min read

A Man in Manassas Just Got a $281 Electric Bill. He's Not Alone.

The grid can't keep up. Your bill already knows.

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
U.S. Job Growth Is Losing Momentum Beneath Stable Headlines

May 15, 2026

•

3 min read

U.S. Job Growth Is Losing Momentum Beneath Stable Headlines

The $1.3 Trillion Wire Nobody's Talking About

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Supply Chain Inflation Is Re Entering The Fed’s Risk Map

May 14, 2026

•

2 min read

Supply Chain Inflation Is Re Entering The Fed’s Risk Map

Why input costs are becoming a policy problem again

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Oil Relief Is Testing The Risk Premium

May 13, 2026

•

3 min read

Oil Relief Is Testing The Risk Premium

Why peace headlines do not instantly restore energy flows

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Hormuz Risk Is Repricing Global Markets

May 11, 2026

•

3 min read

Hormuz Risk Is Repricing Global Markets

Why a shipping chokepoint is moving oil, bonds, currencies, and equities

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Stagflation Risk Is Becoming The Market’s Hardest Scenario

May 8, 2026

•

3 min read

Stagflation Risk Is Becoming The Market’s Hardest Scenario

Why investors are being forced to price weak growth and stubborn inflation together

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Hormuz Traffic Is Turning Supply Risk Into Market Reality

May 7, 2026

•

3 min read

Hormuz Traffic Is Turning Supply Risk Into Market Reality

Why a shipping chokepoint is becoming a pricing mechanism

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Fertilizer Is Becoming A Commodity Power Signal

May 6, 2026

•

3 min read

Fertilizer Is Becoming A Commodity Power Signal

Why agricultural inputs are moving into the geopolitical foreground

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Hyperscaler Earnings Are Testing The AI Trade

May 4, 2026

•

3 min read

Hyperscaler Earnings Are Testing The AI Trade

Why earnings must now justify the infrastructure buildout

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
Lukoil Deadline Keeps Energy Sanctions In Play

May 1, 2026

•

2 min read

Lukoil Deadline Keeps Energy Sanctions In Play

Why oil assets are becoming a policy pressure point

The Capital Current
The Capital Current
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