Data centers don't cause energy prices to go up

Large computing facilities built to train and run artificial intelligence models, and the public questions they raise about electricity, water and land. Fought locally through zoning and utility rates, and nationally through energy policy, grid capacity and federal support for the industry.

The energy lens matters because the Strait of Hormuz carries a large share of global seaborne crude oil and LNG. That makes this story bigger than battlefield developments alone.