Data Centers Face New Restrictions and Growing Controversy

Coverage highlights the growing role of data centers in electricity demand in the United States. A report by Grid Strategies estimates they will account for more than half of expected demand growth over the next five years. An article in The Atlantic argues that within a few years these facilities have become the center of a broad debate after digital services came to depend on them.

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• According to a 2025 report by Grid Strategies, data centers will account for more than half of the expected growth in electricity demand across the country over the next five years.

  «data centers now account for more than half of forecast nationwide electricity demand growth over the coming five years»

  Politico
• The article describes how, until just a few years ago, people knew very little about data centers.

  «you could be forgiven for never having heard much about data centers»

  The Atlantic

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