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AI
Energy
NextEra’s $67B Dominion Deal Exposes Energy as AI’s New Bottleneck
The first utility to publicly prioritize AI compute loads in long-term capex planning reveals grid capacity—not chips or talent—may now determine which AI companies scale.
Energy
Markets
NextEra’s $66 Billion Dominion Bid Tests AI Power Hunger Against Antitrust Limits
The largest utility consolidation in a decade stakes control of data center alley as regulators confront an impossible trade-off between market concentration and grid reliability.
AI
Energy
Virginia’s Grid Ruling Will Set National Precedent on AI-Era Infrastructure Costs
State regulators' decision on who pays for data center grid upgrades marks a critical test of whether optimization can replace construction in managing unprecedented electricity demand.