Comment by culi

> The US wasn't building new electrical generation capacity because it didn't need it

You need to understand that the US added 40.3 GW of energy capacity in 2023. 70 to 80 represents a dramatic growth (nearly doubling) in new capacity.

Also China is just getting started. 8 out of the 12 nuclear power stations opening worldwide in 2027 are Chinese https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-fu...

If AI is "all about electricity" as you say then the US was barely ever in the running in the first place. There's no possible way the US could compete any time in the next 2 decades (putting aside a dramatic shakeup like war)

> Also why our friends in UK/Europe/China are so busy pushing anti-AI propaganda to try to undermine this.

Lol people make up the funniest theories when a political idea they don't like is gaining popularity. At least you didn't blame Russian bots