Power-hungry AI boom making power grids less reliable [View all]

A simple ChatGPT consumes as much electricity as a 60 watt bulb dies on ten minutes. Data Centers consumed more power in 2023 than Italy and Taiwan. Their energy demand surged more than seven-fold since 2008.


In Texas, for example, a substantial rise in energy demand could mean less reliable energy for everyone.

“Crypto miners and data centers will be responsible for over 50% of the added growth [to power demand]. We need to take a close look at those two industries,” Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick said in a Jun 12 post to X.