Artificial intelligence could be the next major frontier of American innovation, but behind the excitement lies a growing issue. AI data centers are straining local resources and increasing energy costs — and politicians don’t want to talk about it.  Power The Future’s Executive Director, Daniel Turner, recently spoke with Shawn Fleetwood at The Federalist about the growth of AI and data centers and what it means for American energy. “The surge in electricity consumption is like nothing we have ever seen before,” Turner said. “We have just begun to scratch the surface.” AI data centers use about 8 times as much electricity…