AI-Driven Power Boom Will Drive Demand 38% Higher on Top US Grid
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Electricity demand on the largest US grid is poised to rise so fast thanks to the AI boom that it’ll be the equivalent of installing two New England networks in the coming decade.
PJM Interconnection LLC, which manages the 13-state system stretching from Washington DC to Illinois, expects peak summer demand to jump by nearly 58 gigawatts, or 38%, to about 210 gigawatts in 2035 from last year’s high, according to a report Friday. That addition is more than double the peak demand record on the New England grid.