Tuesday, 16 June, 2026
Power Play: AI Boom Fast-Tracks Private Power Plants With Zero Public Input
By TechShots Studio
Tech companies are bypassing the public to keep the AI boom alive. Across the US, companies are fast-tracking the construction of highly polluting, private natural gas plants directly attached to AI data centers. By exploiting legal loopholes to operate as "industrial facilities" rather than public utilities, tech giants avoid regulatory oversight, environmental reviews, and public pushback, leaving local communities completely in the dark.
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