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Audrey Streb
<\/strong>DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Big Tech develops more artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, advocates flaunt the promise of more jobs and innovation, while others warn about the impending power crunch and potential antitrust issues as a handful of companies could dominate the power sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter told<\/a> The Wall Street Journal Tuesday that he\u2019s concerned antitrust issues will arise over energy as data centers burn through mass amounts of power, potentially at the expense of local communities. Since data centers burn through so much power, they could dominate the energy sector as they drive up costs for the consumer, though several energy policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that expanding AI is necessary despite the power problems it poses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLooking ahead, energy, power is going to be an extremely important area of focus for antitrust enforcers,\u201d Kanter told the WSJ. \u201cData centers consume more natural resources, and the cost of power goes up, and data centers consume power at the expense of local communities and businesses.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(RELATED: Ready For Blackouts? Techies Are Buying Up One Of The Remaining Reliable Sources Of Power For Their AI Needs)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump administration unveiled<\/a> an AI plan on July 23 which included the rapid build-out of data centers and noted the vitality of surpassing China in the AI race, all while several energy policy<\/a> experts<\/a>, grid watchdogs<\/a> and the Department of Energy<\/a> (DOE) warned that America\u2019s already insecure power grid is being strained by soaring data center demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electricity demand is expected to reach a record high<\/a> in the coming years, rising by 25% by 2030, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and a report<\/a> from ICF International. Data centers are driving much of the demand, and some industry experts like Kanter are concerned that Big Tech companies may end up hogging the electricity grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Milloy, senior legal fellow at the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, told the DCNF that escalating data center demand and green energy policies are driving up electricity costs and reducing reliability. He added that it would be \u201cno surprise\u201d if environmental groups turned to antitrust threats as Trump dismantles parts of their climate agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s quite possible that many consumers will face high prices for less reliable power in the near-term because of tremendous data center needs and a grid that has been crippled by green policies, what we actually need are more power plants and fewer green policies,\u201d Milloy told the DCNF. \u201cAs their climate agenda fails, it\u2019s no surprise that greens are threatening antitrust prosecutions against Big Tech and electricity generators. The rapidly growing demand for power is such that Big Tech is cutting whatever deals it can with existing power generators pending construction of more conventional (fossil fuel) power plants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump has moved<\/a> to boost conventional energy resources like coal, though he\u2019s also championed<\/a> resources like nuclear and geothermal. Trump and Congress have cracked down<\/a> on \u201cmarket distorting\u201d Biden-era wind and solar subsidies all while the Department of the Interior (DOI) declared<\/a> that it will not give preferential treatment to resources like wind and solar that it considers to be \u201cforeign-controlled\u201d and \u201cunreliable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump declared<\/a> a national energy emergency his first day back in the Oval Office and the DOE has warned<\/a> that blackouts could increase 100-fold by 2030 if America continues to phase out reliable power sources without suitable replacements. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said<\/a> at an American Petroleum Institute event on permitting reform in Washington, D.C., on Monday that he considered how to get more power on the grid every day, and that permitting reform is the way forward. Burgum argued that power feeds data centers and AI will drive much-needed innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President of Truth in Energy & Climate Frank Lasee told the DCNF that it would be fair if Big Tech funded power for its data centers, as they are driving up demand. Owners of data centers are reportedly looking to strike deals with energy companies to secure power, with many exploring nuclear energy<\/a> as a reliable source to meet their growing electricity needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese profitable giants can afford it and should pay their own way,\u201d Lasee said. \u201cLet\u2019s win the AI race with China \u2014 without hiking bills for everyday electricity customers. Antitrust violations should only come into play if Big Tech uses their monopoly status on needed services they provide to gouge their customers or collude with their competitors to limit competition among themselves. A hospital or bank needs their data services, they are served best by a competitive, fair market for those services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOJ declined to comment for this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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