AI Is Already Wreaking Havoc on Global Power Systems June 21, 2024 Like much of Northern Virginia, Loudoun County was once known for its horse farms and Civil War battle sites. But over the past 15 years, many of this community’s fields and forests have been cleared away to build the data centers that form the backbone of our digital lives. The rise of artificial intelligence is now turbocharging demand for bigger data centers, transforming the landscape even more and taxing the re...