The scale of American AI infrastructure — as explored in the economics of AI compute 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.









