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BRIEFING: AI data centres’ gas rush tests whether power demand can become flexible

Published 16:49 on June 19, 2026 / Last updated at 16:49 on June 19, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Insights (Briefings), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification)

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US grid regulators and a federal court are being pulled into a fight over how AI data centres power their operations, as reliability demands push developers toward private gas-fired generation and raise questions over whether some workloads can be shifted before emissions are locked in.
US grid regulators and a federal court are being pulled into a fight over how AI data centres power their operations, as reliability demands push developers toward private gas-fired generation and raise questions over whether some workloads can be shifted before emissions are locked in.


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