Illinois faces a looming power shortage due to high demand from AI data centers and slow development of renewable energy sources, leading to increased bills and potential reliance on natural gas plants, which may delay the state's goal of phasing out fossil fuels by 2050.
Illinois faces a looming power shortage due to high demand from AI data centers and slow development of renewable energy sources, leading to potential reliance on natural gas plants and delayed coal plant retirements, which poses challenges to the state's clean energy goals.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that the company's AI expansion is being limited by power constraints, with many GPUs sitting unused due to lack of powered data center capacity, highlighting a broader industry challenge in scaling AI infrastructure amidst rising energy demands and regional grid bottlenecks.