Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Saturday, June 13, 2026

electricity

Bloomberg Finds AI Data Centers Fueling America’s Energy Bill Crisis

The rise of AI is putting real pressure on the U.S. power grid. As demand for compute explodes, the data centers behind AI systems are becoming some of the ...Full Article

AI Growth Outpacing the Grid — Can Nuclear Help Catch Up?

The story of AI is often told in terms of GPUs, breakthroughs, and billion-parameter models. However, behind every chatbot and AI application lies a more fundamental force: electricity. Without ...Full Article

Engineers Develop Microwindmills to Power Electronics

Engineers at the University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new technology that could come in handy when electronic devices run out of power. Their idea stems from ...Full Article

Computer Giants Top EPA Green Power List

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership released its quarterly Green Power list with the updated rankings of organizations choosing to go green. Full Article

UK Government Assists Datacenter CO2 Reduction

A consortium led by Cambridge-based startup Alquist has been awarded almost £1 million in UK government funding to help datacenters reduce their carbon footprint. Full Article

Understanding PC Power Management

IT assets like desktop PCs, printers and servers are major users of energy, but not all of it is going to production. PCs in the US waste $2.8 billion ...Full Article