A report from the Trump administration warns that blackouts in the United States could double by 2030 due to a surge in electricity demand driven largely by the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The Department of Energy (DOE) highlights that the expected increase in power consumption, combined with the scheduled retirement of 104 gigawatts (GW) of coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants, will strain the nation's power grid. The report indicates that only 22 GW of new firm generation capacity is expected to come online, which is insufficient to meet rising demand. Additionally, the largest U.S. power grid operator, PJM, has stated there is no spare capacity to support new data centers, forcing developers to build their own power generation facilities. The DOE warns that if current trends continue, blackouts could increase by up to 100 times by the end of the decade, with Americans potentially facing up to 800 hours of outages annually. This situation is exacerbated by an overreliance on renewable energy sources, which the report suggests may not provide the firm capacity needed to maintain grid reliability amid growing AI-driven demand.