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House Energy Subcommittee Warns AI, Manufacturing Could Strain U.S. Grid
Summary
Witnesses and members told the House Energy Subcommittee that rapid growth in data centers and onshoring of manufacturing is driving demand at a pace that could outstrip available dispatchable generation and transmission, creating risks to reliability and affordability.
The House Energy Subcommittee on Energy opened a Thursday hearing on the nation’s bulk power system with members and witnesses warning that rapid demand growth from artificial intelligence data centers and reshoring of manufacturing could outpace the grid’s ability to deliver reliable, affordable electricity.
Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta said the country faces “historic increases in electric demand, primarily from energy intensive AI models and domestic manufacturing,” and warned that “we need more energy and we need it fast.” The hearing sought to surface where planning, transmission and generation shortfalls could create reliability risks and higher costs for consumers.
Why it matters: Multiple witnesses told the…
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