# The Grid Wasn't Built for AI—and That's Becoming a Crisis

- slug: the-grid-wasnt-built-for-ai-and-thats-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.

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