# States that don't innovate on energy policy will be left behind

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2025-06-24
- **Theme:** Energy & AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/
- **Source:** Akash Accelerate 2025: Official Livestream (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 04:52:28 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiVrlo7XJA0&t=17548s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/2025-06-24-states-that-don-t-innovate-on-energy-policy-will-b-yacd/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "States that don't innovate on energy policy will be left behind," Akash Accelerate 2025: Official Livestream (Akash Network), 24 Jun 2025, 04:52:28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiVrlo7XJA0&t=17548s

## Quote — verbatim

> If you look at the math, by 2028, 12% of US electricity will be used for AI — that's from a government DOE report — and the reality is about 30%. So every state now has an opportunity to become an energy powerhouse. And I think if you're not innovating in your policy, you're going to be left behind.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Q&A answer on state energy policy; he contrasts Texas ("extremely friendly") with California ("extremely hostile towards energy") and says Star Cluster deployments will prioritize friendly states.