Big Power Moves Will Help Feed Artificial Intelligence

Big Power Moves Will Help Feed Artificial Intelligence

Big Power Moves Will Help Feed Artificial Intelligence

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2026/01/22/big-power-moves-will-help-feed-ai/

Publish Date: 2026-01-22 21:27:00

Source Domain: www.forbes.com

  • Solar Power Prospects: Significant conversation around the feasibility and vast potential of solar power, particularly in China’s large-scale production. Even a relatively small area could potentially supply the entire US’s energy needs.

  • Space Solar Power Initiative: Ideas to send satellites into deep space to harvest solar energy and beam it back to Earth as a near-limitless power source. This method could potentially yield eight times more power than solar panels on Earth.

  • Clean Nuclear Solutions: Exploration of small nuclear plants to power AI data centers, with companies like TerraPower (backed by Bill Gates), Vistra, and Constellation leading the charge to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

  • Sustainability and Long-term Solutions: Discussions at Davos emphasized the urgency of addressing climate change and carbon footprints, and considered future possibilities for powering tomorrow’s data centers sustainably, spanning solar to new nuclear initiatives.