# AI power usage to hit 165–326 TWh by 2028

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2025-07-16
- **Theme:** Energy & AI — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/
- **Source:** Decentralized Infrastructure Allows America to Compete on AI—Greg Osuri (Crypto World Daily)
- **Watch at:** 00:00:46 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cu3b3jJgk&t=46s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/energy-ai/2025-07-16-ai-power-usage-to-hit-165-326-twh-by-2028-7ceh/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "AI power usage to hit 165–326 TWh by 2028," Decentralized Infrastructure Allows America to Compete on AI—Greg Osuri (Crypto World Daily), 16 Jul 2025, 00:00:46. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4cu3b3jJgk&t=46s

## Quote — verbatim

> In 2024, US data centers use 200 terawatt hours of electricity, enough to power Thailand for a year. The same estimate holds that by 2028, AI power usage is predicted to reach between 165 and 326 terawatt hours annually, enough to power 22% of US households.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Quantified forecast grounding his claim that AI workloads are pushing energy and compute systems beyond their limits.