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Winter weather is becoming a bigger test for an aging U.S. energy system at the same time national power demand is accelerating faster than new infrastructure can keep pace. getty Winter is coming, and with it the seasonal spike in energy use. The shorter days and colder nights, which demand reliable heating even in temperate latitudes, arrive amid increasing concerns about the country’s energy security. The need for power has never increased this rapidly, as tech giants plan for metropolis-scale electricity to train their artificial intelligence models. Data centers in the U.S. will make up almost half the growth in electricity demand between now and 2030, says the International Energy Agency (IEA). Driven by AI use, the U.S. economy is set to consume more electricity in 2030 for processing data than for manufacturing all energy-intensive goods combined, including aluminum, steel, cement and chemicals, according to the IEA. OpenAI’s data center plans alone will demand as much or more power than New York City and San Diego combined. Add the reindustrialization of America, the electrification of transportation, and the retirement of aging and carbon-intensive generation facilities, and energy demand is increasingly threatening to outstrip supply. Outage risk grows “If we are going to keep the lights on, win the AI race, and keep electricity prices from skyrocketing, the United States must unleash American energy,” U.S. Dept. of Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in July. Without timely replacement of retired energy generation sources, annual outage hours could increase from single digits today to more than 800 hours per year by 2030, according to DOE calculations. Outage risk in several regions would rise more than thirtyfold, even if there are no retirements. Power generation is only part of the energy security challenge. Transmission is another. Interregional transmission is sorely needed, says the North…

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