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Elon Musk says US power shortage hinders AI development
马斯克：美国电力短缺阻碍人工智能发展
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly said that the US’ power supply system is in urgent need of upgrading, and he expects the US to change from a silicon shortage to an electricity shortage in the next two years, which may hinder the development of artificial intelligence.
近日，美国特斯拉汽车公司首席执行官埃隆?马斯克多次公开表达称，美国的电力供应系统亟需进行升级，他预计美国在未来两年内将由“缺硅”变为“缺电”，这可能会阻碍人工智能的发展。
Musk recently attended a number of energy conferences and said that US utility companies need to develop project time as soon as possible.
马斯克呼吁美国公用事业公司尽快制定项目时间表，提升电力供应。
He stressed that his biggest concern was that the companies lacked a sufficient sense of urgency.
他强调他最大的担忧是这些公司缺乏足够的紧迫感。
By about 2045, he predicts, electricity demand in the US will be triple the current levels.
他预测，到2045年左右，美国的电力需求将较目前增加两倍。
On the issue of electricity demand, while US utilities also expect a surge in electricity consumption in the future, the increase is far less dramatic than Musk said.
对于用电需求的问题，虽然美国的公用事业公司也认为，未来会出现用电激增，但增幅远远没有马斯克说得那么夸张。
Pacific Gas & Electric, one of the largest utilities in the US, expects electricity demand in the US to increase by 70 percent over the next 20 years. According to consulting firm McKinsey, US electricity demand will double by 2050.
美国最大的公用事业公司之一太平洋煤气电力公司预计，未来20年美国电力需求将增加70%。咨询公司麦肯锡称，美国电力需求到2050年将翻一番
In recent years, the US power industry has been widely criticized.
近年来，美国电力行业一直广受诟病。
In some areas, power companies have resorted to rolling blackouts to run the grid during high temperatures and soaring demand.
在高温和用电需求飙升时，部分地区的电力公司不得不采取轮流停电的方式运转电网。
Old wiring is the main reason. Most of the electricity transmission system in the US was built after World War Ⅱ.
线路老旧是主要原因，美国大部分的输电系统都是在第二次世界大战后建造的。
According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, 70 percent of transmission lines in the US are already in the second half of their expected 50-year lifespans, and the US is expected to face a funding gap of about $200 billion by 2029 to strengthen the grid and meet renewable energy goals.
美国土木工程师协会称，美国70%的输电线路已经进入到预期50年寿命的后半段。预计到2029年，美国在加强电网和实现可再生能源目标方面将面临约2000亿美元的资金缺口。
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