<\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and OpenAI recently announced a partnership aimed at constructing 10 gigawatts of data centers, which is equivalent to the power consumption of New York City during peak summer months.<\/p>\nHowever, these ambitious plans face challenges due to an aging U.S. electric grid, which often struggles to provide additional power capacity. Furthermore, the expansion of data centers could lead to increased electricity prices for residential customers.<\/p>\n
According to Brookfield’s global head of AI infrastructure, Sikander Rashid, deploying power solutions “behind-the-meter,” or off the grid, is crucial for bridging the power gap for AI factories.<\/p>\n
Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar emphasized the need for AI infrastructure to be constructed with purpose, speed, and scale, akin to a factory model.<\/p>\n
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the urgency of building power solutions off the electric grid to meet the growing demand and shield consumers from rising electricity costs. He stated, “Data center self-generated power could move a lot faster than putting it on the grid, and we have to do that.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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