America's Electricity Gap - by Joseph Politano

kept by eddie may 04

Record US solar and battery investment is still insufficient to close a growing electricity gap driven by AI, manufacturing, and electrification, leading to rising prices and slower coal plant retirements.

Central Ohio Becomes Hub for Tech and Manufacturing
The Columbus, Ohio area is experiencing a tech and manufacturing boom driven by H1-B and O1-A workers, with local residents seeing no economic benefit but facing doubled power bills.
also on PJM Interconnection, #energy
Why American data centers can't plug in
The AI buildout is bottlenecked by the slow grid interconnection process, not a power generation shortage, requiring reforms to connect data centers faster.
also on ERCOT, #ai
Does that use a lot of energy?
An interactive calculator lets users compare the energy consumption of everyday activities, including AI queries, to contextualize their relative scale.
also on #energy, ChatGPT, #ai
OpenAI Stargate: where the US sites stand
OpenAI's $500 billion Stargate project has seven US sites under construction totaling over 9 GW, with 0.3 GW already operational in Abilene, Texas.
also on #energy, #infrastructure, #ai