NYTIMES (Christopher Cox) - The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.
AMERICANTHINKER - Thank your friendly neighborhood data center
By Peter C. Earle Ironically, data centers are performing an extremely valuable public service: they are revealing regulatory bottlenecks that remained largely invisible while electricity demand was growing slowly.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Trump argues that the boom in data centers lower Americans’ energy costs
The pledge contains a series of promises that companies that build, own or operate data centers will pay for the new electricity generation and grid infrastructure needed to accommodate new data centers.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Rachel Frazin) - Watch live: White House expands data center electricity cost pledge
The Trump administration said it was seeking agreements with Big Tech companies to pay for the increased power costs in areas where they build new data centers.
AMERICANTHINKER - Billion-Dollar Data Centers And The Growing Opposition
ChatGPT By Janet Levy Across almost all 50 states, there’s a move toward moratoriums on building data centers as concerns about their potential impact grow...and they remain a political liability as the midterms approach.
NYTIMES (Anna Staropoli) - Where Are the Most Data Centers Planned?
The rural South expects the most of the noisy, power-hungry facilities.
AXIOS (Amy Harder) - The power decisions that could shape the next century
The AI-driven power boom is forcing a once-in-a-generation decision about how America's electricity system should grow. The big picture: For decades, utilities planned around predictable increases in demand. AI is changing that. State of play: Data centers now seek amounts of electricity that used to be associated with entire cities — raising questions about who pays for new infrastructure, who gets access to scarce power and how quickly projects can connect to the grid. Driving the news: Debates are unfolding at the nation's largest grid operator, PJM, and at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. - Some proposals would allow data centers to connect directly to power plants or generate their own power on site, at least initially…
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - AI and energy costs: growth in data centers challenges electricity infrastructure
Electricity use by data centers, including facilities to support AI, continues to increase rapidly. At a hearing of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Energy Subcommittee Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) both asserted that U.S. households shouldn't bear the cost of growth in tech companies' energy consumption.
DAILYCALLER (Sean Hustedde) - Appalachian States Angle For Energy Dominance As Affordability Wars Rage
'Nuclear is green energy'
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Many voters blame AI data centers for rising electricity costs
The Voters’ Voice Poll was conducted by Noble Predictive Insights between March 2-5, 2026.