How ‘Phantom’ Data Center Projects Are Making It Impossible to Forecast AI Power Demand — ‘Grid Operators Don’t Know Which Ones Are Real’

Written on 08/12/2026
Sarah Holzmann

Electricity bills are rising, but how much of the AI-fueled demand surge for power is real? As it turns out, we don't really know.Power pylons in blue sky by zhu difeng via Adobe Stock
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