Companies like OpenAI are sucking up power at a historic rate. One startup thinks it has found a way to take pressure off the grid

fortune.com/2025/10/11/openai-power-grid-emerald-ai

The numbers are nothing short of staggering. Take Sam Altman, Open AI’s CEO. He reportedly wants 250 gigawatts of new electricity—equal to about half of Europe’s all-time peak load—to run gigantic new data centers in the U.S. and elsewhere worldwide by 2033.
Building or expanding power…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-10-11 10:00:00.
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