Riding the High From Data Centers, the Grid Cannot Kick Its Gas Habit

Big Tech’s AI frenzy is pressing up electricity demand around the country. The power grid is stuck in natural gas-fuelled inertia, slow to bring new clean energy projects online and leaving consumers on the hook. 

By Deep Vakil
September 15, 2025
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Deep Vakil

Deep Vakil is a New York City-based investigative reporter and a recent graduate of the Columbia Journalism School, where he was a Toni Stabile Fellow. 

 
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