ai’s hunger for power is about to explode
by 2030, ai data centers could need as much electricity as america’s biggest cities. gpt-4 was trained with 30 megawatts—future ai models might need 5 gigawatts per run. that's like adding a whole new city to the grid. tech leaders are pushing for massive new data centers, but the us doesn’t yet have the power, funding, or permits to make it happen. big investments and policy changes will decide if ai gets the juice it needs.