Amazon’s Data Center Deal in Eastern Pa. Triggers Vigorous Debate

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In the space of the last year, data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) have seemingly come out of nowhere and become a major issue affecting the entire country. Data centers (banks and banks of computer servers) that serve AI are closely tied to the shale industry because shale gas is used to power big turbines to generate the electricity needed to power those data centers. When we see information about a new data center being built, we think, "Cha-ching! That's a new customer for our natural gas!" And it is. However, how these data center projects get electricity has become an intense debate. We will explain.

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