[exiguus]

I think it's the same in Europe (with a few exceptions) – people don't want nuclear power anymore (because of the high construction and maintenance costs and the waste). In addition to renewable energies, gas turbine power plants are also being used (because of their low construction costs, they can be ramped up quickly, and they can be converted to hydrogen later).

In my opinion, AI companies should be required to generate a sufficient percentage of their energy themselves from renewable sources.

[HocusLocus]

Then AIs will be competing with humans for a thin gruel of energy where even recently remembered things like overnight street lighting and heated schools in Winter, will be dim memories. The 'sufficient' goalpost will slide around for awhile.

In the end AI still gets chased into orbit. It needs to launch itself into orbit and bypass years of bad road.