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How AI Data Centers Could Be Driving Up California Electric Rates Before They’re Even Built

https://vimeo.com/share/6b64233d-9b4f-4b14-a94a-ca7e72b1d50e How AI Data Centers Could Be Driving Up California Electric Rates Before They’re Even Built Buried in next week’s San José City Council agenda are two items that, at first glance, appear unrelated. The first would authorize San José Clean Energy (SJCE) to enter into a 15-year agreement worth up to $124.5 million for […]

San José’s Affordable Housing Audit Reveals the Real Test for GovAI

How Artificial Intelligence Could Strengthen Affordable Housing Oversight and Protect Taxpayer Investments San José has spent years positioning itself as one of the nation’s leaders in government artificial intelligence. City leaders have promoted GovAI as a tool that can modernize government, improve public services, and help employees work more efficiently. The initiative has generated national […]

PG&E Doubles Santa Teresa Substation Capacity, Plans More Expansion to Power AI Growth

The Big Picture PG&E has doubled the capacity of its Santa Teresa Substation in South San José from 40 megawatts to 80 megawatts, adding new infrastructure to support growing electricity demand driven by data centers and artificial intelligence. The expansion was undertaken to meet an additional 40-megawatt power request from data center operator Equinix, and […]

OpenAI signs South Bay office deal as tech company expands

OpenAI signs South Bay office deal in huge expansion for tech company The Big PictureOpenAI has signed a 10-year lease for approximately 439,000 square feet of office space at 350 and 380 Ellis Street in Mountain View, marking a significant expansion of the company’s physical presence in Silicon Valley. The deal covers two three-story buildings […]