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Silicon Valley’s AI Dreams Face a Blue-Collar Reality

Goldman Sachs estimates U.S. data center power demand will more than double by 2027, while the power sector needs 510,000 more workers by 2030.

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Most discussions about artificial intelligence focus on chips, data centers, power plants, and electricity demand. Those are all important. But another bottleneck is beginning to emerge, and it may prove to be an underappreciated challenge. The AI boom needs electricians. It also needs line workers, substation technicians, grid engineers, mechanical contractors, welders, construction crews, and commissioning specialists. These are not jobs that …

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Oil Price broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
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