How industry leaders plan to meet coming energy demand
As an increasing number of AI data centers are being built, the energy supply in the United States will need to expand exponentially to meet the rising demand, according to energy industry leaders who spoke at the Western Governors **** ociation meeting on Thursday.
The conference, held in Salt Lake City, was focused on how the West can prosper in the energy industry.
According to Charles Hua, founder of PowerLines, utilities are telling investors that they will need to spend the equivalent cost of 2,000 Hoover Dams to meet the energy supply.
On multiple panels, experts discussed the needs, challenges, and opportunities ahead for upgrading the power grid to meet the increasing demand.
The biggest issues ahead will be tight regulations and supply chain bottlenecks, but the industry experts said that achieving affordable energy and abundant energy could be mutually reinforcing.
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As an increasing number of AI data centers are being built, the energy supply in the United States will need to expand exponentially to meet the rising demand, according to energy industry leaders who spoke at the Western Governors **** ociation meeting on Thursday.
The conference, held in Salt Lake City, was focused on how the West can prosper in the energy industry.
According to Charles Hua, founder of PowerLines, utilities are telling investors that they will need to spend the equivalent cost of 2,000 Hoover Dams to meet the energy supply.
On multiple panels, experts discussed the needs, challenges, and opportunities ahead for upgrading the power grid to meet the increasing demand.
The biggest issues ahead will be tight regulations and supply chain bottlenecks, but the industry experts said that achieving affordable energy and abundant energy could be mutually reinforcing.
https://www.yahoo.com/news...
14 days ago
