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38% of datacenters expect to make their own power

development2026-01-03

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A Bloom Energy survey found 38% of data centers expect to generate their own power by 2030, decoupling from the public grid.

Reported metric: 38% by 2030

Reporting date: 2026-01-03 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 3, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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38% of datacenters expect to make their own power
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Reporting date: 2026-01-03
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-03-38pct-datacenters-self-generate
Claim: A Bloom Energy survey found 38% of data centers expect to generate their own power by 2030, decoupling from the public grid.
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- Welcome to January 3, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-3-2026
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