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Elon Musk’s A.I. Company Faces Lawsuit Over Gas-Burning Turbines

The company, xAI, has installed several dozen turbines in Memphis without proper permits, the group said, polluting a nearby community.

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Construction on Elon Musk’s supercomputer project in Memphis in April.

Power Bills Are Squeezing Georgians. Voters Could Do Something About It.

A special primary election this week for seats on the state’s utility board will be a rare referendum on residential electric bills, at a time when they have risen sharply across the country.

Some Georgians are limiting their power usage after seeing the cost of their electric bills surge.

Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.

The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike American energy bills, analysts say.

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Electricity demand is surging for the first time in decades, partly because of data centers needed for A.I., and power companies are already struggling to keep up.
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