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October 19, 2026

Will Electric Companies Protect Consumer Bills From Data Centers?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 7, 2026

How Do Data Centers Impact Public Health?

Guest Commentary

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August 26, 2026

To Build a Reliable and Affordable Grid, We Need Better Data From Data Centers

Sandra Sattler
Senior Energy Modeler

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May 12, 2026

What Are Data Centers Doing to the Electric Grid? Experts Don’t Know.

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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May 7, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Won’t Solve Climate Change

Samuel Dotson
Energy Modeler

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March 12, 2026

Ask a Scientist: A Data Center Was Proposed in My Town. Now What?

Guest Commentary

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February 19, 2026

Artificial Intelligence 101: An Accessible Primer on How AI Works

Samuel Dotson
Energy Modeler

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February 18, 2026

Data Centers Are Not a License to Drill

Laura Peterson
Senior Analyst, Fossil Fuel Accountability Program

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January 29, 2026

How Do Climate Scientists Use Artificial Intelligence?

Marc Alessi
Climate Scientist

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January 21, 2026

Clean Energy Can Protect Midwest Families From Data-Center Driven Energy Bill Spikes

James Gignac
Midwest Policy Director

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January 21, 2026

Powering Data Centers with Clean Energy Could Avoid Trillions in Climate and Health Costs

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

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January 13, 2026

To Understand Rising Energy Costs in Wisconsin, Follow the Data Center Bread Crumbs

Maria Fernanda Chavez
Senior Analyst

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December 15, 2025

China and the United States Are Racing Towards Different Ends in AI

Gregory Kulacki
East Asia Project Manager

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November 24, 2025

Michigan’s Data Center Boom Demands a Clean Energy Strategy—Not Delay

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 23, 2025

Who Really Pays for Data Centers Powered By Fossil Fuels?

Maria Fernanda Chavez
Senior Analyst

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July 10, 2025

Power Hungry: Why Data Centers Are Developing Their Own Energy Sources to Fuel AI

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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July 7, 2025

Powering the Future: Why Michigan’s Data Center Debate is Critical for Clean Energy and Your Wallet

Lee Shaver
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 25, 2025

Impactos ambientales de la inteligencia artificial

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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June 25, 2025

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence?

José Pablo Ortiz Partida
Director of Innovation and Collaboration

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March 17, 2025

Why I Don’t Buy Data Centers’ Claims They Can Leapfrog over Utilities

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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October 16, 2024

Powering the Data Boom: How Will the Grid Keep Up?

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

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June 20, 2024

Strengthening Our Democracy: Science-Based Recommendations to Improve Election Data Transparency

Liza Gordon-Rogers
Research Associate

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an Executive Order signing on Artificial Intelligence, Monday, October 30, 2023 in the East Room of the White House.

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March 4, 2024

Artificial Intelligence and the Evolving Landscape of Nuclear Strategy

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January 29, 2024

The Warning Signs Are Flashing: AI Is a Threat to Democracy in 2024

Jennifer Jones
Program Director, Center for Science & Democracy