{
  "id": 16800718,
  "title": "AI’s hunger for power catches America unprepared",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ais-hunger-for-power-catches-america-unprepared",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T21:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/10/ais-hunger-for-power-catches-america-unprepared/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As the realities of the new world unfolding before our eyes continue to become apparent, challenges thought largely solved have once again been brought back to the forefront. Between 2005 and 2020, total U.S. electricity consumption grew at an average annual rate of just 0.1%. This led some to conclude that the challenges presented by The post AI’s hunger for power catches America unprepared…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}