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Offshore nuclear barges could power ports and data centers—starting with California, where nuclear is banned

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Offshore nuclear barges could power ports and data centers—starting with California, where nuclear is banned
Fortune
Fortune1 hrs ago
Offshore nuclear barges could power ports and data centers—starting with California, where nuclear is banned
Offshore nuclear power could potentially power everything from ports and data centers to merchant cargo ships and military fleets.
New York Post
New York Post13 hrs ago
Bizarre new floating nuclear power plants set to light up off California beach town’s coast
A nuclear power plant could soon be floating around Southern California as one city is eyeing to park clean energy on barges.
Reason
Reason14 hrs ago
What the Twin Revolts Against Flock and Data Centers Tell Us About the Power and Risks of Populism
What the simultaneous revolts against Flock and data centers can tell us about the power and risks of populism
Time
Time23 hrs ago
Leaders Pivoting on Data Centers Require More Than Roads, Water, and Power Promises
"The politics of data centers have shifted," write Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, David Siegel, and Stephen Henriques.
Grist
Grist1 days ago
The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act
New guidance from the EPA takes away one of the most reliable tools for tracking pollution from power plants — and encourages data centers to build their own.
Wired
Wired2 days ago
The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem
The UK’s energy regulator is using a variety of tricks to keep speculative data center projects from plugging into the power grid. The country’s AI ambitions hang in the balance.
Fast Company
Fast Company2 days ago
America now has 3 times the amount of gas power in development as China, thanks to data centers
The U.S. data center boom is driving such a surge in gas power developments that we are now outpacing China, with nearly three times the amount of gas-fired capacity in the works. In the first half of 2026 alone, the number of gas-fired capacity under development for data centers in the U.S. nearly doubled, according t
Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power
Austin is considering new regulations for massive AI data centers amid growing concerns over their significant water and energy demands.
The Japan Times
The Japan Times3 days ago
China goes rural with data centers in quest to power AI
Beijing's strategy sees much of the digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence development across China's eastern seaboard established in the less-populated, rural west.
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner🏁 first to report3 days ago
US pulls ahead of China in building natural gas to power AI data centers
The United States is building twice as much natural gas as China, giving Washington a leg up in the race to power data centers running artificial intelligence, according to a new report. The amount of natural gas projects under development in the U.S. in the first half of this year was already 50% higher than…