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Electricity demand is surging across the U.S. driven by AI data centers and extreme heat, forcing power grids to issue emergency orders and brace for record consumption. Federal authorities are warning of price spikes as demand outpaces economic growth.
what's happening
·AI boom is pushing electricity demand to grow faster than global GDP
·Ohio power grid issued federal emergency orders ahead of record demand expected
·U.S. largest power grid warns of severe price spikes from unprecedented consumption
·Heatwave conditions compounding demand pressure on grid infrastructure
·Government investing $50 billion in coal and gas plants to meet soaring needs
drawn from Yahoo Finance, WSYX, Reuters, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (.gov) · updated 4h ago