“America's Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point”

From Texas heatwaves to California blackouts, the warning signs are impossible to ignore. - Robert Rapier

• The US power grid is under significant stress due to rapidly increasing electricity demand from AI data centers and electric vehicles, coupled with the retirement of traditional power plants.
• The grid faces mounting vulnerabilities from extreme weather events, cybersecurity threats, and physical sabotage, while policy gridlock and infrastructure delays hinder necessary upgrades.

This isn’t a technical challenge—it’s an economic and political reckoning. 

If the grid fails, it won’t be because we lacked solutions. 

• It will be because we didn’t act quickly enough...