“AI training power demand visualized by large data centers and transmission lines”

Report warns of surging ‘AI training power demand’ by 2030

A new analysis has put hard numbers on a question vexing policymakers and power planners: how much electricity will frontier AI training actually use in the years ahead? According to reporting by Axios, U.S. power demand attributed to AI is projected to rise tenfold — from roughly 5 GW today to 50 GW by 2030….