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The Coming 'Power Wars' Between Humans and Datacenters

Rapidly growing energy demands from AI data centers are straining power grids worldwide, leading to conflicts with human residential and commercial needs. The report warns that without massive upgrades to energy infrastructure, regulatory changes, and new generation sources, competition for electricity could drive up costs and trigger "power wars" between tech companies and local communities.