AnalysisBusinessAugust 14, 2026

Report: hyperscalers may regret natural-gas bets as prices could triple

Noreva forecasts U.S. natural gas prices could triple to above $10 per million BTUs at some hubs as AI data-center demand hits declining supply growth and rising LNG exports. Meta (7.5GW in Louisiana), Amazon (7.6GW in Texas), Google, and Microsoft have all announced gigawatt-scale gas power plants.

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