{"id":239127,"date":"2026-07-01T03:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/the-ai-power-grab-how-the-race-to-build-artificial-intelligence-is-driving-up-your-electricity-bill-firstpost\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T04:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T08:10:09","slug":"the-ai-power-grab-how-the-race-to-build-artificial-intelligence-is-driving-up-your-electricity-bill-firstpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/the-ai-power-grab-how-the-race-to-build-artificial-intelligence-is-driving-up-your-electricity-bill-firstpost\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI power grab: How the race to build artificial intelligence is driving up your electricity bill \u2013 Firstpost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/business\/the-ai-power-grab-how-the-race-to-build-artificial-intelligence-is-driving-up-your-electricity-bill-14027977.html\">The AI power grab: How the race to build artificial intelligence is driving up your electricity bill \u2013 Firstpost<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/business\/the-ai-power-grab-how-the-race-to-build-artificial-intelligence-is-driving-up-your-electricity-bill-14027977.html\">https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/business\/the-ai-power-grab-how-the-race-to-build-artificial-intelligence-is-driving-up-your-electricity-bill-14027977.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-07-01 03:42:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.firstpost.com\">www.firstpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The rapid expansion of AI data centers is driving a substantial increase in electricity demand, forcing utilities to invest heavily in new generation and transmission infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li>Global electricity demand for AI-powered data centers is expected to more than quadruple by 2030; 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