New DOE Report Warns of Looming US Blackouts by 2030, Citing AI Demand and Plant Closures
New DOE Report Warns of Looming US Blackouts by 2030, Citing AI Demand and Plant Closures A recent Department of Energy (DOE) report indicates a significant risk of widespread blackouts across the United States by 2030, driven by an anticipated surge in power demand, particularly from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The analysis, which has sparked debate over future energy policy, attributes the projected shortfall to the ongoing closures of coal and natural gas power plants and what it describes as…