Surging demand from tech sector could overwhelm generation capacity, report says

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AI poses threat to North American electricity grid, watchdog warns

(Bloomberg) — The risk of blackouts will increase for most of North America over the coming decade due to surging electricity demand and the closing of fossil-fuel power plants, according to a report by a grid reliability regulator.

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Blackout Risk Is Rising for North American Grids, Study Says

The risk of blackouts will increase for most of North America over the coming decade due to surging electricity demand and the closing of fossil-fuel power plants, according to a report by a grid reliability regulator.

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NEW YORK >> About half of the United States is at increased risk of power supply shortfalls in the next decade that could lead to outages and electricity conservation measures, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation said on Tuesday.

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The NERC, overseen by the FERC, warns soaring US electricity demand from data centers to power AI could strain US and Canadian grids, risking blackouts

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The hunger for electricity in North America is growing significantly: AI data centers, crypto mining, electric cars and the energy transition could lead to major problems.

Der Stromhunger in Nordamerika wächst erheblich: KI-Rechenzentren, Kryptomining, E-Autos und Energiewende könnten zu großen Problemen führen.

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Power supply in North America threatened by bottlenecks due to AI data centers

US and Canadian electrical grids are being strained by AI data centers, crypto mining, and electric cars.

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AI Is Putting America's Electrical Grid at Risk

Electricity regulators are concerned that the huge growth in AI usage could lead to power blackouts in the US and Canada as early as next year. The prediction was published shortly after the public release of iOS 18.2 brought many more Apple Intelligence features online. Artificial intelligence services like ChatGPT and Apple’s own Private Cloud Compute servers will see data center power usage double in the course of just four years, and power g…

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Huge growth in AI usage could cause electricity blackouts in US

AI, crypto and electric cars are gobbling up energy, and America’s ageing grid is sweating bullets. This and more in Bookmarks.

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