U.S. electricity grid stretches thin as data centers rush to turn on onsite generators — Meta, xAI, and other tech giants race to solve AI's insatiable power appetite

Published: (January 5, 2026 at 09:12 AM EST)
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Source: Tom’s Hardware

Summary

The AI infrastructure boom is pushing the national electricity grid to its limit, but artificial intelligence is too lucrative for companies to wait for a connection. So, they’re taking the solution for their power supply problem into their own hands.

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