“AI-Driven Power Demand Is Set to Jump 900% in Chicago Area, Exelon CEO Says”
April 22, 2024
“…The demand surge wouldn’t be met immediately by more power generation. New data centers would initially be served by excess capacity already on the regional grid, imported electricity from other areas and then eventually by newly constructed sources, said Paul Patterson, a utility analyst for Glenrock Associates LLC…
Electric utilities and regulators are facing the biggest demand jump in a generation. Along with data centers to run AI computing, America’s grid is being tested by new factories and the electrification of everything from vehicles to heat pumps…”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-driven-power-demand-set-172056009.html
No time frame was given in the article. I’m assuming this is long term growth. Anyway, let me translate the bold for everyone. It means the power grid is going to be put under even more stress. Instead up updating the power grid it seems the government wants rolling blackouts.