Blackout risks rising as AI, reindustrialization push strain grid

The Trump administration warned Monday that the risk of blackouts could be 100 times greater by the end of the decade, as the race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and the push to reshore manufacturing strain the electrical grid. 

In a new report, the Department of Energy noted that 104 gigawatts of power capacity are set to be retired by 2030.  

Even if the U.S. brings online 209 gigawatts within the next six years as planned, the average annual outage time would increase...