AI poses threat to North American electricity grid, watchdog warns

AI Is Putting America's Electrical Grid at Risk

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

DHS needs to beef up government’s AI risk assessments, watchdog says

The Department of Homeland Security should improve guidance for risk assessments focused on artificial intelligence and the threats the technology could pose to critical infrastructure sectors, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Wednesday. The watchdog report, which recommends that DHS “quickly” update its “guidance and template for AI risk assessments” to address various gaps, comes amid ongoing concern that AI could…

AI energy demand raises risk of blackouts across the US

The NewsArtificial intelligence’s growing energy demand could trigger blackouts across the US as the country’s electricity grid struggles to keep up.The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, an industry watchdog, said that electricity consumption is expected to rise 15% in the next decade.While many of the country’s coal plants are shutting down, renewable energy sources are being linked to the grid slowly. As a result, some areas of …

Huge growth in AI usage could cause electricity blackouts in US

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…

ERCOT says the grid is ready for winter

Texas energy providers, including ERCOT, are enhancing grid reliability and weatherization efforts ahead of winter.

Regulator: Half U.S. at high risk of power shortfall in next decade | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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.