Grid expansion for AI data centers faces regulatory complexity tech executives lack in other industries

Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk need sign-off from fewer than a dozen board members to commit their companies to multibillion-dollar moves. The power plants that supply their data centers need sign-off from 13 states (plus D.C.), thousands of generators, millions of customers, and a federal…

First covered Jun 29, 2026 · 7:34 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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45d Heatmap News Thinking Like an Engineer Won’t Fix the Grid — Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk need sign-off from fewer than a dozen board members to commit their companies to multibillion-dollar moves.

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Bluesky: @volts.wtf David Roberts · 45d ago · 64 ♥ "The electricity grid is not an engineering problem with coordination problems attached. It is a coordination problem with engineering problems embedded in it."

Appeared in: 2026-06-29 (#11) · 2026-06-30 (#18)

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