Inside AI Policy

September 20, 2024

DOE stresses clean energy initiatives as key to meeting AI-related demand growth

By Charlie Mitchell / August 28, 2024

The Department of Energy in recent blog posts argues that growth in electricity demand fueled by artificial intelligence data centers falls within historic norms and is accounted for under DOE’s clean energy strategy, while AI itself will help provide significant new efficiencies to the power supply system.

“Reports across the United States highlight a rapid increase in projected electricity demand, partly driven by growth from artificial intelligence (AI) and data center energy use,” according to an Aug. 16 blog...


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