AI Technology Set to Boost U.S. Natural Gas Demand

U.S. natural gas producers believe they have a role to play in providing gas for the soaring power demand from data centers and AI technologies. While most large technology corporations seek solar or wind capacities to power their AI developments and data centers, renewables alone would not be enough to cover the growing demand for electricity, executives have told the Financial Times.

Natural gas, which currently meets 43.1% of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation, will continue to meet a large part of American power demand as new…