AI's massive appetite for electricity is dominating the news, as data centers strain the power grid, threaten to spike household bills, and even stir up politics from Nevada to India — while India, ironically, is also turning to AI to make its own grid smarter.

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AI data centers are coming for federal land and roiling Nevada governor's race | PBS News

Plans to build AI data centers on federally owned land have become a dominant issue in Nevada's competitive governor's race, since 80% of the state's land is federal.

The data center issue has dominated the competitive governor’s race in Nevada, where 80% of the land is owned by the federal government.

Google’s biggest AI problem is the power grid - POLITICO

Google warns that power grid congestion could delay its AI services for up to a decade and is pushing to build more transmission lines and tap unused capacity.

The tech giant says grid congestion can delay service for up to a decade as it pushes to build more power lines and tap unused capacity.

'Abhijieet Dipke, CJP funded by US donors': Singer Mary Millben backs PM Modi; pushes for counter-movement | India News - The Times of India

American singer Mary Millben alleged that US-based donors opposed to PM Modi are funding Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janta Party to disrupt governance in India, and called for a counter-movement.

American singer Mary Millben has alleged that US-based donors opposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are funding Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), claiming that the money is being used to support forces seeking to disrupt governance in India.

One essential ingredient for AI safety? Democracy | Matthew Botvinick | The Guardian

Matthew Botvinick argues in a Guardian opinion piece that preserving democracy is essential to AI safety, as the technology increasingly threatens democratic institutions.

The rise of AI makes the preservation of democracy even more urgent – especially as the technology threatens institutions

America’s electric grid could throw wrench in big tech’s AI dreams

America's power grid may be unable to keep pace with Big Tech's surging private spending on AI data center construction, potentially stalling the industry's expansion.

America’s power grid may not be able to keep pace with Big Tech’s race to build artificial intelligence data centers. Private spending on data center construction jumped […]

US moves to stop AI data centres from pushing up household electricity bills. Here's what could change for Americans - The Economic Times

The US House is expected to vote on the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, which aims to stop large AI data centers from driving up household electricity bills.

As artificial intelligence expands across the US, data centres are consuming more electricity, raising concerns about rising power bills for ordinary Americans. The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on bipartisan legislation, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which aims to make large ...

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