Can the US Power Industry Meet AI’s Steep Energy Demands?

From Bloomberg

Suddenly, America needs more juice—for factories and homes, electric vehicles and heating, and especially data centers and artificial intelligence. The surge in power demand is unlike anything utilities have seen in decades, perhaps not since World War II. That’s going to complicate the country’s already bumpy shift to clean energy, and Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House promises to shake up the transition even more. By all accounts, the industry isn’t ready. “The impact of AI on the power grid came on fast,” says Timothy Fox, an analyst at ClearView Energy Partners. “We’re seeing load-growth projections that are unprecedented.”