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      "summary": "AI datacenter load growth arrives on a 2-4 year horizon while nuclear takes a decade and renewables plus storage face interconnection and timeline constraints, leaving combined-cycle and peaker gas as the marginal dispatchable resource. Gas burn for power generation rises faster than any other fuel's contribution to incremental generation, and gas capacity additions and backlogs climb.",
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          "date": "2026-08-14",
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          "claim": "As AI and data centers scale, power demands grow exponentially. New nuclear plants take 10+ years to build and face political resistance. Renewable buildout has timeline constraints. Natural gas plants can be built and deployed quickly and are…",
          "date": "2024-10-01",
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