The cheapest fix for AI's power problem is America's power grid. That is, the one that already exists
Welcome to Episode 4 of Power Play, Quartz's six-part investigation into AI and the U.S. power grid.
Missed episode 3? Check it out here.
The cheapest fix for AI's power problem is America's power grid. That is, the one that already exists.
A Brattle study puts the savings from running it ten percent harder at more than $100 billion. The fixes chasing that number run from dynamic line ratings to a five gigawatt-hour heat battery in South Dakota. Jackie Snow and six grid experts explain what keeps us from tapping into these solutions.
Reported by Jackie Snow, Catherine Baab, and Joseph Zeballos-Roig.
Hosted by Marco Pimentel.
Produced by Simon Litt.
Edited by Georgina Kemp Walker.
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Episode 5 comes out on October 20.
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