Generative AI requires massive amounts of power and water, and the aging U.S. grid can’t handle the load

Thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, new data centers are springing up as quickly as companies can build them. This has translated into huge demand for power to run and cool the servers inside. Now concerns are mounting about whether the U.S. can generate enough electricity for the widespread adoption of AI, and whether our aging grid will be able to handle the load.

“If we don’t start thinking about this power problem differently now,…