US delays power grid expansion for AI, experts warn

Industry experts warn that the slow expansion of the United States power grid could stifle the surging artificial intelligence boom and hand a strategic advantage to China, which builds power infrastructure much faster. The US transmission network suffers from aging infrastructure, overlapping regulatory authorities, and frequent litigation that delay critical projects for a decade or more. Without significant grid upgrades or increased demand flexibility, data center growth threatens to strain the system, raise electricity costs, and potentially trigger blackouts. Open article →