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The BrightVolt Take: Data Centers Pick Gas to Skip the Queue

The BrightVolt Take: Data Centers Pick Gas to Skip the Queue

Oct 21, 2026 | Battery Technology, Policy & Regulations, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids

Data centers in the United States are building their own power plants, and roughly three-quarters of that on-site generation is natural gas. The obvious read is that gas has out-competed solar and batteries for the AI boom. It hasn’t. Gas is winning because it...