
The voracious appetite for electrical power by data centers could be sated, but in a way dripping with irony.
April 14, 2026
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Francesco "Frio" Iorio - Engineering News-Record
Everyone knows that data centers are voracious consumers of electricity. In fact, the U.S. is currently scrambling to meet unprecedented levels of power demand not seen since the early days of electrification and the widespread adoption of air conditioning.
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