Staggering new projections for energy usage, largely driven by tech like crypto and LLMs. Portland doubled it's 5-year energy usage projection, Georgia's 10-year projection just went up 17-fold. wapo.st/435Sbhr

Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power

Artificial intelligence, data centers and the boom in clean-tech manufacturing are pushing America’s aging power grid to the brink. Utilities can’t keep up.