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Why Compute Is Constrained by Electricity, Not Chips
The GPU shortage narrative is fading. The real constraint on AI compute is electricity — and it's not even close.
Chip fabrication is scaling — TSMC, Intel, and Samsung are investing billions. But grid capacity doesn't scale like silicon. A single NVIDIA H100 draws 700 watts. AI training clusters now exceed 100 megawatts. Goldman Sachs projects 165% increase in global data center power demand by 2030.
The problem isn't that chips don't exist. The problem is you can buy the chips, but you can't plug them in.]]>
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By Spring Street Management GroupThe GPU shortage narrative is fading. The real constraint on AI compute is electricity — and it's not even close.
Chip fabrication is scaling — TSMC, Intel, and Samsung are investing billions. But grid capacity doesn't scale like silicon. A single NVIDIA H100 draws 700 watts. AI training clusters now exceed 100 megawatts. Goldman Sachs projects 165% increase in global data center power demand by 2030.
The problem isn't that chips don't exist. The problem is you can buy the chips, but you can't plug them in.]]>