DOE's 12%-by-2028 data-center forecast is conservative; reality is 30-35%
Solving AI's Energy Crisis with Decentralized Compute, w/ Akash CEO Greg Osuri (The People's AI: The Decentralized AI Podcast)
“They’ve taken a very conservative estimate and said, hey, at the minimum, I think we’re going to do, like, 12%. Reality, I think people project anywhere from 30% to 35%, and it’s actually resonating.” — 00:06:28
Context: Refers to the DOE-commissioned Lawrence Berkeley study projecting data centers growing from 4.4% of US energy in 2023 to 12% by 2028 [00:05:47]; cites Altman’s approval for 4.5 GW in Texas — “almost five nuclear reactors” — as evidence.