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Climate Goals Go Up in Smoke as US Datacenters Turn To Coal
Friday October 10, 2025. 08:42 PM , from Slashdot
![]() The research note, seen by The Register, states: 'We raise our estimate for coal generation by ~11 percent (driven by higher capacity factors), and staying elevated through 2027 on favorable fuel pricing vs gas (particularly for existing fleet).' Warnings emerged last year that rising energy demand from the proliferation of data centers in the US risked outstripping available generation capacity, potentially extending the operational life of coal-fired power plants. Further reading: India Needs Coal For the Next Decade and Nobody Wants To Say It. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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