I-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) yase-USA ivimbe isicelo se-Amazon sokusebenzisa ugesi kusuka esitshalweni samandla enuzi esingumakhelwane, okungase kube nzima ukufinyelela kwabavukuzi be-bitcoin kwizinsiza.
Uchwepheshe uYaran Mellerud uchaze ukuthi izikhungo zedatha ze-AI zizimisele ukukhokha imali eningi ngogesi, zisongela izimayini. Kubikezelwa ukuthi ngo-2030, isabelo se-USA ku-hashrate yomhlaba wonke sizokwehla kusuka ku-40% kuya ngaphansi kwe-20%, izimayini zishintshela ezifundeni ezingenayo ingqalasizinda eyanele ye-AI.
Izinkampani ze-Tech ezifana ne-Amazon ne-Microsoft zithenga ngenkuthalo ugesi, okwenza isimo sibe nzima kubavukuzi be-bitcoin besebenzisa imishini engafanelekile ye-AI. Ngo-2024, i-AI kulindeleke ukuthi idle i-169 TWh, edlula i-160 TWh ehleliwe yezimayini ze-bitcoin ngo-2027.