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Tim De Chant is part journalist, part scientist, part designer and interested in entirely too many things.
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Nov 2025 — Oct 2026
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xAI is going solar, but the gas story isn't over
TechCrunchnewscautiousNov 28, 2025
xAI plans a 30-megawatt solar farm next to its Colossus data center, but this covers only 10% of its power needs while the company continues operating 400+ megawatts of unpermitted gas turbines causing significant air pollution in a predominantly Black community.
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DOE Commits $5B Loan to Constellation for 1.1GW Nuclear Uprate Pre-Sold to Google, Meta and Amazon
TechCrunchcautiousOct 29, 2026
“Reporter covering the DOE's $5B loan to Constellation Energy for nuclear capacity expansion.”
Massachusetts makes big data centers win local approval—and cover their clean-power costs
TechCrunchcautiousSep 10, 2026
“Byline author reporting on Massachusetts Executive Order 658 requiring data centers to provide clean power or pay into ratepayer protection fund.”
US lends $1.9B to restart a nuclear plant powering Google's AI expansion
TechCrunchpositiveSep 9, 2026
“Byline author reporting on US Energy Department $1.9B loan to restart Iowa nuclear plant for Google AI expansion.”
OpenAI Raised Its Infrastructure Plans to $750 Billion
TechCrunchcautiousJul 23, 2026
“Author of article about OpenAI's $750 billion infrastructure spending plan and Project Camellia data center.”
Earth AI Wants to Find Critical Minerals Faster
TechCrunchpositiveMay 20, 2026
“Author covering Earth AI's venture to set up in-house labs for mineral sample processing using AI models.”