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TechCrunch · 2026-11-12 · Tim De Chant · 547 words

SoftBank’s billion-dollar loss may have put a cap on AI's natural gas ambitions

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TLDRSoftBank took a multi-billion-dollar bath on over-ordered natural gas turbines, highlighting the risks of electricity mania in the AI boom. While data center operators may be finding a ceiling for gas ambitions, the demand remains too massive for mass cancellations.

SoftBank might not be the first to invest in a hot trend, but when it does, it goes big.

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