US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
- Posted on September 13, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping the energy-hungry data cen…