How Geothermal Energy Could Power the AI Boom
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A $250m push into geothermal drilling tech aimed at AI loads shows compute demand is now directly steering energy innovation. If you operate large AI workloads, you’re in the power business by proxy—start mapping long-term energy partners alongside cloud and chip vendors.
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