HOW MUCH ENERGY WILL AI REALLY CONSUME? THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNKNOWN

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Culpeper County, Virginia, is seeing a surge in data center construction to support generative AI, significantly impacting local power infrastructure. These facilities consume vast amounts of electricity, with Virginia already facing high data center concentration and energy demands expected to rise. Analysts struggle with limited data on AI energy consumption, while global projections suggest data centers will remain a minor part of overall electricity growth despite the AI boom.