How is Big Tech’s data center boom reshaping the US energy landscape? Antitrust regulators are gearing up to figure it out. (WSJ)
Former DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter says Big Tech’s energy appetite will draw scrutiny—hyperscalers now consume as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of EVs.
Regulators in the US and Europe are already probing the issue, from exclusive PPAs to cross-investments in AI startups, as they weigh whether control over electricity itself could become the next form of market dominance.