The scale of American AI infrastructure is already enormous. US data centers consumed 183 TWh in 2024—more than Malaysia’s entire national electricity consumption.
And this is just the beginning. Global AI spending is projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. The infrastructure story is becoming inseparable from the AI story—companies controlling power, chips, and data centers increasingly control AI’s future.
This is part of a comprehensive analysis on AI economics. Read the full analysis on The Business Engineer.









