The Grid's Dark Secret: How AI's Insatiable Appetite for Power Will Upend America's Infrastructure The American electrical grid is struggling to keep pace with the growing demand for electricity from artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data centers.
This unexpected threat has put a strain on the grid, which was designed for a bygone era of steady growth.
Tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are investing heavily in new infrastructure, not just to expand their operations but also as a hedge against a grid that's rapidly losing its reliability.