Mid Atlantic’s Energy Sector Faces Issues with Surge in AI Demands in 2024

By Shubhendra Anand , 26 February, 2025

Artificial intelligence is an essential feature of transforming the tech and energy sector. It is growing in demand, with applications in different industries seeking better results. However, artificial intelligence is facing several challenges in the energy sector, affecting the power grids. Artificial intelligence (AI) boom strains the power infrastructure significantly in different regions. Currently, the Mid-Atlantic region faces AI-related challenges in 2024.

The survey in 2024 shows that artificial intelligence affects the data centers' performance. In the Mid-Atlantic region, advancement in artificial intelligence will affect data centers and the tech sector in 2024. The aging power infrastructure of the Mid-Atlantic is increasing energy demand due to artificial intelligence. Therefore, surveys show that artificial intelligence puts energy in the Mid-Atlantic power infrastructure to the brink. Further, it states that the Mid-Atlantic region needs to invest in power generation and transmission capacity. However, if the area fails to set up such power infrastructure, it may face power outages and technical disruptions. Mid-Atlantic houses several data centers and tech companies, making it more vulnerable to AI-related issues.

Artificial intelligence leads to an increase in energy consumption in the data centers. This is due to the high power requirement for computing. Moreover, AI operations in the tech sector drain more power. It indicates a 70 percent rise in power demands globally per year. Additionally, the increasing demand for AI threatens clean energy transitions. Hence, it can increase the carbon footprint in the environment. Therefore, Mid Atlantic needs to integrate specific policies and strengthen its power infrastructure to overcome such hurdles.

                               AI drives power in data centers exponentially: