# The Grid Wasn't Built for AI—and That's Becoming a Crisis - Date: 2026-03-25 - Category: Artificial Intelligence The AI industry is running into a wall it cannot code its way past: there is not enough electricity. Balaji Srinivasan, the entrepreneur and investor, put it bluntly on X this week: "It's a global energy crisis." He is not prone to hyperbole, and the numbers bear him out. ---