AI will consume 30% of US energy by 2030
Akash Accelerate 2025: Official Livestream (Akash Network)
“Department of Energy report recently said 12%, and DOE is known to take a very conservative approach and they always miss their estimation. So when DOE says 12% of US energy will be consumed on AI by 2028, I think in reality it’ll be 30% by 2030.” — 01:51:13
Context: Rapid-fire round of the fireside; Javier had just bet 20-30% of total US energy for AI by 2030 and Greg agreed, going further than the official forecast.