so part of what I think is happening here is that they are claiming that they'll go behind the meter to punt it down the road. you cannot go buy 9GW of natural gas turbines right now. that's not a thing. not looking good for the rest of the decade either.
May 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Musk's xAI gets go-ahead for 41 natural gas turbines in Mississippi to power Colossus data centers
Campaigners criticize rushed decision by regulator
The fallout from the AI-fuelled dash for gas
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The numbers are simply mind-blowing: up to £264 billion for a climate “solution” that will increase emissions. Has the government lost its mind?
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To our peril, there’s been no green revolution. Just green addition to rising fossil fuel use.
The UK tech energy grab: how AI data centres are delaying the building of homes
Artificial intelligence infrastructure is being handed priority access to Britain's overwhelmed electricity grid, pushing housing down the list. But as the US shows, there's an alternative: make Big Tech pay for the power it needs. Report by Nicole Kobie
As Europe swelters, Paris judges say consumers aren’t to blame — TotalEnergies is
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Our full video on the American billionaire buy-out of BC farmland 🚨
Oil and Gas=Peril and Poverty/ Solar and Wind=Prosperity and Protection
2026 has changed the psychological meaning of energy forever
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The impact of the AI industry on electricity prices has turned into a major political flashpoint ahead of the midterm elections this November.
DAWG WE'RE DOING STATE-RUN GAS PRICES AT PRICE CONTROLLED RATES DESPITE INCREASING SHORTAGES TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE SCREAMING ABOUT HOW THEIR OPPONENTS WANT COMMUNISM I AM GOING TO LOSE MY ENTIRE GODDAMN MIND
USA TODAY
The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.
