My Latest for Forbes: The AI Boom and the Clean Energy Reckoning

The massive electricity demand from AI data centers is currently colliding with a federal energy policy that often favors slow-build fossil fuels over fast-deploy renewables. In my latest column for Forbes, I explore why this “power-hungry” trend is forcing a major reckoning for the U.S. grid.

Data center load is expected to triple by 2030, yet the infrastructure to support it remains mired in a 20-year planning cycle. Something has to give.

Read the full analysis at Forbes

 

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