NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Michael Thomas, CEO of Cleanview, about his new report on tech companies’ plans to build their own off-grid power plants to provide energy for data centers.
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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Companies that include Amazon, Google, and OpenAI are racing to build data centers across the country to fuel the growth of artificial intelligence. But these facilities need massive amounts of energy, and this has people who live nearby concerned about their electric bills. President Trump says he’s got a solution for these tech giants.
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