higher power
noun
: a spirit or being (such as God) that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people
belief in a higher power
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Soaring electricity demand from AI data centers is fueling record utility profits and higher power bills, igniting political backlash in at least six states, including Arizona, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
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Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Across many communities, households and small businesses are seeing the costs more clearly than the benefits — from anxiety over jobs to higher power bills tied to the energy needed to run the technology.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
In turn, this could enable higher power conversion efficiencies and more reproducible device performance across different material systems.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
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Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Across many communities, households and small businesses are seeing the costs more clearly than the benefits — from anxiety over jobs to higher power bills tied to the energy needed to run the technology.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
The outlook appeared so bleak that Alexey Miranchuk gestured to the heavens and said, if the team could acquire help from a higher power and get a road win, maybe the ship could be steered in the right direction.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
In turn, this could enable higher power conversion efficiencies and more reproducible device performance across different material systems.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
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“Higher power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20power. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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