Fired up

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Fired up

GZERO Media · Aug 26, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC

For years, an economically booming China built more gas-fired power plants each year than the US. But now that trend has reversed, as US construction of this type of plant surged by 76% this year. The main driver of the gas-fired plant boom is the staggering electricity demand of AI data centers.…

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