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  "id": 17330122,
  "title": "Alliant targets 1 GW of new data-center contracts in six months as power demand surges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/alliant-targets-1-gw-of-new-data-center-contracts-in-six-months-as",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-31T02:55:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/alliant-targets-1-gw-of-new-data-center-contracts-in-six-months-as-power-demand-surges/articleshow/135385487.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Alliant Energy expects to sign contracts for about 1 gigawatt of additional data-center demand within six months, its finance chief said on Friday, as rising AI use and growing electrification push US power demand to record highs.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Alliant targets 1 GW of new data-center contracts in six months as power demand surges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/alliant-targets-1-gw-of-new-data-center-contracts-in-six-months-as",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:55:57.000Z"
      }
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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."
}