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U.S. utilities are dramatically increasing infrastructure investments to $1.4 trillion over five years to support the surging power demands of AI data centers and computing facilities.

U.S. utilities are dramatically increasing infrastructure investments to $1.4 trillion over five years to support the surging power demands of AI data centers and computing facilities.

Capital spending plans among U.S. utilities are rising 30% over the next five years, reaching $1.4 trillion total investment

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