US data center demand for crypto mining and AI are putting new pressures on an overtaxed power grid, as bottlenecks mount and utilities struggle to keep up
AI and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America's power grid to the brink. Utilities can't keep up.
Washington Post Evan Halper
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Ummm... This chart is TERRIFYING. Have the data centers that undergird AI already triggered this much of a shift in energy consumption? :: shudder:: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
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Not to worry about Skynet. When AI takes over, its energy demands will collapse the grid, essentially unplugging the artificial beast. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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A major factor behind the skyrocketing demand is the rapid innovation in artificial intelligence, which is driving the construction of large warehouses of computing infrastructure that require exponentially more power than traditional data centers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/…
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Across the country, the soaring demand for industrial power is causing a scramble to try to squeeze more juice out of an aging power grid while pushing commercial customers to go to extraordinary lengths to lock down energy sources, such as building their own power plants.... [im…
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After decades in which power was readily available, regulators and utility executives across the country generally are not empowered to prioritize which projects get connected. It is first come, first served. And the line is growing longer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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The proliferation of crypto-mining, in which currencies like bitcoin are transacted and minted, is also driving data center growth. Tech firms like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft are scouring the nation for sites for new data centers, and many lesser-known firms are...…
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The situation is sparking battles across the nation over who will pay for new power supplies, with regulators worrying that residential ratepayers could be stuck with the bill for upgrades. It also threatens to stifle the transition to cleaner energy. https://www.washingtonpost.c…
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Vast swaths of the United States are at risk of running short of power as AI and the boom in clean-tech factories proliferate around the country, leaving utilities and regulators grasping for plans to expand the nation's power grid. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [video]
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In Georgia, demand for industrial power is surging to record highs, with the projection of electricity use for the next decade now 17 times what it was only recently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
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Every increment in energy supply is being met with waves of demand, from data centers, to AI, to crypto, with brownouts ahead.
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