Voice From Past Says Don't Panic Over Data Centers

The headline offers a rare dose of historical perspective in a debate typically dominated by doom-scrolling. The projection of real energy prices climbing over 150% in a quarter-century sounds like a death knell for the AI build-out. Yet the "voice from the past" apparently argues the opposite: don't panic. That counter-intuitive stance deserves a closer look. From the desk's vantage point, a 150% real price increase is not a catastrophe; it is a market signal. If energy becomes that expensive, the economic incentive for nuclear, advanced geothermal, and efficiency breakthroughs becomes overwhelming. The voice from the past likely understands that human infrastructure booms have always been chased by rising input costs, and the market always