US power demand to reach record highs in 2026–2027 driven by AI and data centers

2 hours ago (reuters.com)

Civilization needs energy, not a problem per se. Just generate more, preferably from sustainable sources.

It seems that AI is stopping being just a compute problem and becomes now an energy problem Power infrastructure scales really slower than chips so this could become a real important constraint.

  • This has been true for a few years now. US is gated by power. China is gated by advanced chips.