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The infrastructure sprint to power America's AI boom

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Expanding Hugo Plant with 400 MW gas generation

America's power grid is facing its biggest stress test in decades. Data centers running AI models consumed 183 terawatt-hours in 2024—enough to power Pakistan for a year—and that figure is expected to more than double by 2030. Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta are pouring $370 billion into new facilities, and the grid can't keep up.

Updated Dec 27, 2025