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Just how expensive could it be if we get electricity demand wrong

Miscalculating AI-driven power demand could leave ratepayers funding stranded assets or, worse, expose households to blackouts and higher bills.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Last month

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Semiconductors

Europe's power prices threaten AI data centre investment

Higher electricity costs are putting Europe at a disadvantage as investors choose locations for the power-hungry AI data centres they need.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Jun 2026

Data centers

European data centres join EU energy planning push

Grid operators and energy groups will help shape data centre expansion as Europe braces for a surge in AI-linked power demand.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 8th Jun 2026

Manufacturing

Industrial consortium unveils nuclear scenarios whitepaper

Advanced nuclear could help heavy industry cut emissions, as a new whitepaper maps demand for steady heat and power at remote sites.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Robotics

ESET links China-aligned hacks to oil, Syria & tech

The report says Chinese threat groups are now tracking oil, reconstruction and strategic technologies across Venezuela, Syria, South Korea and the Gulf.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026

Hyperscale

India boosts clean energy spend, pivots to industry

India's FY2027 budget lifts clean energy spend 40% to about USD $5 billion, pivoting from renewables rollout to domestic industry and CCUS.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Feb 2026

DataCentre infrastructure

AI to reshape SOCs in 2026 with new risks & demands

AI will upend SOCs by 2026, driving faster response but also AI-led outages, stealthier insiders, power strains and tougher oversight.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Private Cloud

Aiimi deploys workplace AI for CANDU nuclear reactors

UK AI firm Aiimi signs three-year deal to deploy workplace AI across Candu nuclear reactor design and maintenance teams in Canada.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

Robotics

CMC highlights 'Furious Five' themes set to shape 2026

CMC says AI, energy, robotics, defence and store-of-value trades will be the “Furious Five” megatrends steering markets into 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Hyperscale

Explainer: AI data boom sparks nuclear revival

Microsoft's deal to restart Three Mile Island's nuclear reactor marks a revival driven by soaring AI data centre energy demands and sustainability goals.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Wed, 12th Nov 2025

Digital Transformation

Data centre growth in Australia faces power & utility delays

Australia's data centre boom faces delays as power and utility access bottlenecks slow construction amid rising AI-driven demand.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025

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Data centers

AI data centre demand outpaces power supply, Capgemini

Utilities are warning that AI-fuelled data-centre demand will strain grids, with 77% expecting growth to outpace new supply.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026

Data centers

The opportunity for microgrids in an AI-powered future

Rising AI workloads are pushing data centre electricity demand higher, making local power networks a possible fix for strained grids.

By Rolf Bienert • 4 min read • Wed, 27th May 2026

Supply Chain

Carney says Canada will double grid capacity by 2050

Planned interprovincial links and more skilled workers are meant to prevent higher bills as electricity demand doubles by mid-century.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026

Data centers

SMRs: The solution to Ontario's strained power grid?

Ontario's first grid-scale SMR could ease pressure on a strained power system, but experts say wider relief will hinge on faster deployment.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • Thu, 14th May 2026

Supply Chain

AtkinsRéalis, Hanwha Ocean sign Canada submarine pact

It could help Canada build domestic submarine capacity as Ottawa seeks to strengthen defence supply chains under its industrial strategy.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026

Power / Energy

Canada's HVDC network stops short of coast-to-coast

Rising demand from data centres and industry is exposing Canada’s fragmented power market, leaving provinces short of a national grid to share electricity.

By Jake MacAndrew • 6 min read • Fri, 3rd Apr 2026