Big Tech is building its own power grid — because the public one isn't reliable enough.
As AI inference demands 24/7 uninterrupted power, hyperscalers are contracting
dedicated clean energy capacity at a scale that bypasses the grid entirely.
~103 GW
dedicated power capacity contracted by top 4 hyperscalers by 2024
10×
more energy per query: AI vs. traditional search
99.999%
uptime needed by AI data centers vs. ~99.9% grid SLA