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Why cloud computing still runs on coal and gas
The explosive growth of data centers, driven by cloud computing and generative AI, is surging global electricity demand—especially in the US, where grid operators delayed closing 60% of planned fossil fuel plants to meet needs, leading utilities to miss clean energy targets. While renewables power nearly a quarter of US data centers, low natural gas prices, grid constraints, and policy shifts under the Trump administration have slowed renewable adoption; clean energy advocates push for grid investments and storage, and some US regions oppose unplanned data center construction over cost and environmental concerns.
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13 tagscloud computingdata centersfossil fuelscoalnatural gasrenewable energygenerative AIelectricity demandgrid transmissionclean energy targetsnuclear powerpeaker plantsbattery storage
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