China’s Edge in the AI Race May Come Down to Power

China’s secret weapon in the global race to lead AI innovation is its enormous electricity resources. While China quietly plugs away at ramping up its development and integration of large language models, Western countries are facing increasing energy security tradeoffs to keep data centers running. The increased energy demand and grid capacity required to run AI’s ever-expanding computational load are putting enormous strain on power grids in Western countries. Power grids were already in a precarious position in the United States…