Big Tech Wants Data Centers Plugged Directly into Power Plants. Utilities Don’t

• JD Vance says Big Tech has "too much power"

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  CBS News - 19h
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  Big Tech wants to plug data centers right into power plants. Utilities say it's not fair

  Looking for a quick fix for their fast-growing electricity diets, tech giants are increasingly looking to strike deals that would let them plug directly into power plants
  
  ABC News - 1d

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  Inc. - Jan. 14
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  OpenAI's Sam Altman urges Trump to ease power plant, data center construction

  OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested that President-elect Trump should ease restrictions on data center and power plant construction to help boost the development of energy-intensive artificial ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 7

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