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INF_016Energypower-as-binding-constraintPower generation is the 'innermost loop' and absolute limiting factor on AI e…Elon Musk5/5A85.0%in_progress2025-01-01 – 2030-10-31
229_037EnergyhumanoidsWith humanoids, Greenland mineral extraction becomes viable even though Europ…Peter Diamandis3/5B30.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2032-11-30
235_022EnergyAI-timingUS will add a record 86 gigawatts of utility-scale capacity this coming year.Peter Diamandis4/5B65.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
238_047EnergyAI-timingUS will add 86 GW of new grid capacity in 2026, 51% from solarEmad Mostaque4/5C50.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-10-31
240_034EnergyAI-timingMorgan Stanley forecasts 13-40GW data center power shortfall through 2028Morgan Stanley4/5D55.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
241_016EnergyAI-timing92 GW power shortage in America between now and 2030Eric Schmidt4/5C60.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-10-31
241_017EnergyAI-timingEquivalent of ~60 nuclear plants needed by 2030 but essentially zero being builtEric Schmidt4/5C60.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
241_052EnergyAI-timingStandard AI data centers being built at 400 MW scale, half-mile longEric Schmidt5/5C92.0%hit2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
247_048EnergyAI-timingBattery energy densities improving 8% year-over-year per constant dollarAlex Wissner-Gross4/5B50.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
CMQ_017Energypower-gridUS electricity production must grow by 'tens of percent' by end of decade to …Leopold Aschenbrenner5/5A75.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
FUT_010Energysolar-4x-cost-reduction-33-percent-globalFundamental cost of clean electricity drops by another multiple of 4 over 202…Ramez Naam5/5A70.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2031-10-31
FUT_012Energygrid-parity-subsidy-independent-fossil-strandingTwo-thirds of world's nations reaching tipping point 2026-2031 where building…Ramez Naam5/5A68.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2031-11-30
FUT_018EnergyEnergy-Islanding-sovereign-autonomyRise of 'Energy Islanding' 2026-2031 — sovereign nations possessing BOTH geog…Multi-Forecaster Synthesis4/5B55.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2031-11-30
FUT_025Energyrenewable-runaway-feedback-loopRunaway economic feedback loop 2026-2031: cheaper renewable energy incentiviz…Ramez Naam4/5B75.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2031-11-30
INF_012EnergyAI-power-additionsAI data-center power consumption will grow by approximately 126 GW annually t…Morgan Stanley5/5A60.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2028-11-30
INF_013EnergyBYOP-gasNatural gas will meet approximately 20% of the world's new power needs outsid…Morgan Stanley4/5A78.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2030-10-31
INF_014EnergyDC-carbon-emissionsData-center industry could emit up to 2.5 billion tons of CO2 cumulatively th…Morgan Stanley4/5B50.0%pending2026-01-01 – 2026-10-31
INF_015Energycooling-KPIsPower Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) will tran…Morgan Stanley4/5B90.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2028-10-31
INF_017EnergyColossus-Phase-2xAI Colossus Phase 2 will consume approximately 1.5 gigawatts of power — city…Elon Musk5/5A82.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2027-11-30
INF_019EnergyDC-water-consumptionA modern hyperscale AI data center can consume up to 5 million gallons of fre…Elon Musk4/5B90.0%hit2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
INF_021Energysteel-mills-climate-deferralAI data centers are the 'steel mills of the 21st century' — humanity will mis…Eric Schmidt4/5B72.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2030-11-30
INF_044EnergyUS-energy-demand-growthUS total energy consumption will rise by approximately 10% over the next deca…Morgan Stanley4/5B75.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2035-11-30
INF_045Energynuclear-renaissance-capexNuclear sector will draw approximately $1.5 trillion in cumulative capital in…Morgan Stanley4/5B65.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2050-11-30
INF_049Energygigawatt-factory-bottleneckModern AI data centers are no longer server farms but "gigawatt factories"; e…Jensen Huang5/5A92.0%hit2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
INF_059EnergyGlobal-South-energy-stackingGlobal South energy transitions will follow "energy stacking" rather than sub…Peter Dannenberg3/5C75.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2035-10-31
INF_060Energypost-lithium-batteriesThree new battery chemistries beyond lithium-ion will commercialize in 2026 —…Elon Musk3/5B60.0%partial2026-01-01 – 2026-11-30
INF_063Energygrid-scale-battery-necessityAdvancing sustainable, high-capacity battery storage is the only mechanism to…Morgan Stanley4/5B78.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2030-11-30
INF_070Energybitcoin-mining-load-balancerBitcoin mining will function as the ultimate "buyer of last resort" for energ…Leopold Aschenbrenner4/5B72.0%in_progress2026-01-01 – 2030-11-30
238_046EnergyAI-timingxAI will build every new data center at 1.2 gigawatts scaleGwynne Shotwell / xAI4/5D55.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2029-10-31
238_066EnergyAI-timingPete Donovan aspires to build 20,000 distributed 10MW data centers across US …Pete (audience, data center builder)3/5D50.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2029-10-31
238_067EnergyAI-scalingUS power problem is transmission/storage, not production — distributed region…Dave Blundin3/5C55.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2029-10-31
239_028EnergyAGIIntelligence harnessing up to 1 millionth of sun's energy possibleElon Musk3/5C50.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2027-09-30
240_017EnergyAI-timingOptimization may eliminate need to tile the world with data centers or massiv…Salim Ismail2/5D45.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2027-11-30
242_008EnergyAI-scalingDyson sphere will come before any fusion reactor is licensedDave Blundin4/5B60.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2029-11-30
246_018EnergyAI-timingKiller app of compact fusion reactors will be interplanetary/interstellar pro…Alex Wissner-Gross3/5C45.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2029-11-30
247_049EnergyAI-timingSolar PV capped materially less than 100% efficiency by physicsAlex Wissner-Gross5/5B55.0%pending2026-04-30 – 2029-11-30
241_018EnergyAI-timingAlgorithms becoming more efficient will not reduce power demand - it will inc…Eric Schmidt5/5C65.0%in_progress2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
241_020EnergyAI-timing1 GW of power = ~$50 billion in hardware/software/data centersEric Schmidt4/5C60.0%pending2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
241_044EnergyAI-timingRate of data center construction will continue accelerating with government s…Eric Schmidt4/5B65.0%in_progress2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
241_059EnergyAI-timingGovernment will continue unleashing capital to solve AI power problemsPeter Diamandis4/5B65.0%pending2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
244_031EnergyautonomousUber's network will move to EVs as autonomous becomes bigger realityDara Khosrowshahi4/5C60.0%pending2026-06-01 – 2026-06-30
INF_062Energy3D-graphene-batteriesLyten will commercialize 3D-Graphene-based next-generation batteries (lithium…Lyten3/5C45.0%in_progress2027-01-01 – 2030-11-30
235_024EnergyabundanceIn 2-3 years, AI will drive energy overabundance enabling free electricity to…Alex Wissner-Gross3/5B45.0%pending2028-01-01 – 2029-10-31
AI_018Energyglobal-DC-constructionGlobal data center construction spend will reach approximately $2.9 trillion …Morgan Stanley4/5B75.0%in_progress2028-01-01 – 2028-11-30
INF_010EnergyUS-power-shortfallUS data-center demand will reach 74 GW by 2028 against a projected ~49 GW pow…Morgan Stanley5/5A70.0%pending2028-01-01 – 2028-11-30
INF_053Energynuclear-gigasite-architectureValar Atomics "Nuclear Gigasite" model — clustering hundreds of identical Hig…Isaiah Taylor4/5C30.0%pending2028-01-01 – 2035-10-31
INF_055Energyfusion-commercial-debutHelion Energy will deliver the world's first commercial fusion electricity — …Sam Altman4/5A28.0%pending2028-01-01 – 2028-11-30
INF_058Energydecentralized-microgridsThe electrical grid topology will transition from centralized to highly decen…Andrew Yang3/5C55.0%partial2028-01-01 – 2035-10-31
231_034EnergyAI-scalingPower constraint won't be a big problem until chip fabs come online and it su…Dave Blundin4/5B65.0%in_progress2028-06-01 – 2028-06-30
236_039EnergyAI-timingData centers/hyperscalers will subsidize electricity/services for consumersAlex Wissner-Gross3/5C45.0%pending2028-06-01 – 2028-06-30