The AI Boom’s Impact on Global Energy Grid Resilience

The editors at Climate Crisis 24/7 discuss the pressing issue of grid resilience amidst the rising demand for energy driven by AI. Extreme heat waves on both US coasts and recent events like Hurricane Beryl in Houston highlight the critical need for infrastructure updates. They emphasize that decisions on energy distribution are increasingly becoming urgent and frequent. As AI continues to grow, both the US and China face significant challenges in modernizing their energy grids to prevent bottlenecks and outages.