Energy will take over from AI. It will become the new currency that cannot be ‘shorted’ and can be used for exchange and payment.
AI will undoubtedly find new ways to use electricity, but it cannot be stored and used later — that is the role of batteries. Those who do not have batteries to store energy only have dollars, which can be used to pay for electricity when needed. The USD fluctuates in value by more than ten percent every day. Data becomes valuable when it is converted into intelligence, and that intelligence needs energy in the form of KWh.
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I have wondered if AI could boost implementation of renewables over the next 10 years. AI agents could manage the more complex grids and make adjustments very quickly. AI could assist with systems including many intermittent generation sources and widely distributed battery storage.
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Energy will take over from AI. It will become the new currency that cannot be ‘shorted’ and can be used for exchange and payment.
AI will undoubtedly find new ways to use electricity, but it cannot be stored and used later — that is the role of batteries. Those who do not have batteries to store energy only have dollars, which can be used to pay for electricity when needed. The USD fluctuates in value by more than ten percent every day. Data becomes valuable when it is converted into intelligence, and that intelligence needs energy in the form of KWh.
I have wondered if AI could boost implementation of renewables over the next 10 years. AI agents could manage the more complex grids and make adjustments very quickly. AI could assist with systems including many intermittent generation sources and widely distributed battery storage.