# US data centers could hit 12% of the grid by 2028; 40% of new AI data centers underpowered by 2026

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2025-07-01
- **Theme:** Energy & AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/
- **Source:** Akash Accelerate 2025 - Greg Osuri Keynote (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:03:42 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BIIiQquYFI&t=222s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/2025-07-01-us-data-centers-could-hit-12-of-the-grid-by-2028-4-se2g/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "US data centers could hit 12% of the grid by 2028; 40% of new AI data centers underpowered by 2026," Akash Accelerate 2025 - Greg Osuri Keynote (Akash Network), 1 Jul 2025, 00:03:42. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BIIiQquYFI&t=222s

## Quote — verbatim

> In 2023, US data centers consumed 176 terawatt hours of electricity. That's about 4.4 \[percent\] of \[the\] national grid... By 2028, the number could reach 12% — more than every household in California combined... Gartner predicts by 2026, 40% of all new AI data centers may not be able to get enough power to run. That's not a future risk. It's a near-term constraint.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Quantified forecasts (EIA-style stats plus Gartner) supporting his claim that grid expansion is linear while AI demand doubles every few years.