Key Takeaways
Data centers significantly increase demand for natural gas due to their high energy consumption.
Experts indicate that the U.S. has at least a century’s worth of natural gas supply accessible through fracking.
Nuclear power is highlighted as a more efficient energy source compared to solar, needing less land for production.
The Tennessee Valley Authority views natural gas and nuclear as the future backbone of their power supply.
Data centers create fewer sustained jobs compared to traditional manufacturing, leading to potential energy allocation challenges.
Data centers gulp massive amounts of power, and that insatiable thirst is driving new production and distribution of natural gas supply, experts said at a legislative hearing Monday.
A special House subcommittee hea