Power Demand Surges; DoD Mandates Zero Trust in OT

Constellation and NRG launched multi-billion dollar utility acquisitions, explicitly betting on an AI-driven "power demand supercycle" straining infrastructure. Despite this surge in capacity, the efficiency paradox deepened this week: a Harvard Business Review report noted that 95% of organizations see zero measurable ROI from their current AI investments. In response to increasing systemic risk, the Department of Defense mandated Zero Trust security across all Operational Technology environments. As complexity breeds weird failures—such as the 15-hour AWS US-EAST-1 outage—executives must pivot now toward disciplined measurement, platform stability, and edge security to prevent widespread operational failure.

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