AI Growth at Risk as U.S. Electricity Demand Outpaces Supply
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that the U.S. may not have enough electricity to sustain the rapid expansion of AI server farms. With energy already strained by Bitcoin mining and rising AC use, the country is scrambling to deploy renewables and even reconsidering coal and nuclear options. Without major solutions, McIntyre warns, the AI boom may hit a power-related bottleneck.
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