Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs

AI Special Report · Oct 13, 2026

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Data center demand drives 66% surge in natural gas power plant costs** (TechCrunch AI) - [Read more](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/data-center-demand-drives-66-surge-in-natural-gas-power-plant-costs/) - **VentureBeat names Rob Strechay as its first Lead Analyst, expanding its enterprise AI research push** (VentureBeat AI) - [Read more](https://venturebeat.com/ai/venturebeat-names-rob-strechay-as-its-first-lead-analyst-expanding-its-enterprise-ai-research-push) - **It’s ‘incomprehensible’ that Instagram allowed an AI image of Mia Goth to…