[JACK AYLMER]

GROWING DEMAND FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COULD LEAD TO BLACKOUTS ACROSS THE U-S AND CANADA AS SOON AS NEXT YEAR.

THE WARNING COMING TUESDAY FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORPORATION.

THE INDUSTRY WATCHDOG EXPECTS ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION TO INCREASE 15 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT DECADE.

THE REPORT COMES AS A-I LIKE CHAT-G-P-T AND APPLE’S PRIVATE CLOUD COMPUTER SERVERS EXPECT TO SEE DATA CENTER POWER USAGE DOUBLE IN JUST THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

ELECTRICITY REGULATORS FEAR POWER GRIDS WON’T BE ABLE TO KEEP UP.

SAYING “THE SHORTFALL” COULD MEAN “BLACKOUTS DURING PEAK DEMAND PERIODS” IN THE U-S AND CANADA IN 2025.

N-E-R-C SAYS IT EXPECTS THE MIDWEST TO BE THE FIRST REGION TO BE HIT BY BLACKOUTS, BUT NOTES, ALMOST EVERY AREA OF THE U-S AND CANADA COULD SEE SEVERE POWER OUTAGES.

THE WATCHDOG’S PREDICTION COMES AS THE U-S CURRENTLY FACES CHALLENGES WITH A SLOWLY GROWING RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET AND CUTS ITS RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS.

EXPANDING THE GRID TO MAKE ROOM FOR EXPANDING A-I DATA CENTERS HAS BEEN A TOP NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITY FOR THE OUTGOING BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT’S PUSHING TO GET CLEAN ENERGY DEPLOYED QUICKLY SO IT CAN MEET THE ENORMOUS ENERGY NEEDS OF A-I.

INDUSTRY INSIDERS SAY THEY EXPECT A SURGE OF NEW DATA CENTERS WITH THE INCOMING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

THE PRESIDENT ELECT VOWED TO CUT REGULATIONS ON THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY, WHICH WOULD BOOST THE TECH SECTOR.

AND AS THE SURGE IN DEMAND CONTINUES, SOME A-I COMPANIES HAVE TURNED TO SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS TO POWER OPERATIONS.

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