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How Utilities Can Prepare for the AI-Driven Energy Surge

After more than two decades of relative stasis, electricity demand in the U.S. is expected to increase by 25% by 2030 and by more than 75% by 2050, compared to 2023—a transformation largely driven by the surge in new data centers needed to power the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

Aerial view of Microsoft’s Fairwater AI data center campus in Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, a high-density, purpose-built facility designed to support large-scale AI workloads and significant electricity demand. Courtesy: Microsoft

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