Strained Power Grids: The Hidden Cost of The AI Boom

Artificial intelligence is as hot a topic as one can imagine. From better search results to more efficient energy consumption management, AI can do it. Yet energy demand coming from artificial intelligence data centers has become a hot topic in its own right. Squaring the AI circle is becoming more and more challenging. Back in 2023, Dutch researcher Alex de Vries calculated the potential global energy use of artificial intelligence, which put the tech in the energy spotlight. "You would be talking about the size of a country like the Netherlands…