Data centers are breaking the electric grid. Meet the $6 billion startup and its visionary CEO solving the problem

# AI Data Centers Are Guzzling Electricity—Here's One Creative Fix Data centers powering AI are straining power grids and driving up electricity costs, but one startup called Redwood Materials found an unlikely solution: using old electric car batteries as backup power sources. By combining recycled EV batteries with solar panels, they built a data center in Nevada that doesn't drain the grid, offering a way to power AI's massive energy demands without forcing neighbors' electric bills higher or building new power plants. It's a reminder that sometimes the answer to AI's growing resource problem isn't building something new, but finding smarter ways to use what we've already made.