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A Monster That Eats Electricity Was Just Born — AI Data Centers Are Devouring the Power Grid, and $120 Oil Just Poured Gasoline on the Fire
The world's power grids are screaming under the crushing electricity demands of AI data centers, and the Strait of Hormuz blockade just sent oil past $120 a barrel, detonating a double energy crisis. Big Tech is now building its own private power plants while ordinary citizens watch their electricity bills grow fatter every month.