According to @KobeissiLetter, OpenAI has asked the US government in a filing to the White House to expand national energy capacity by 100 gigawatts each year to stay ahead in artificial intelligence and to close an “electron gap” with China (source: @KobeissiLetter on X, Oct 27, 2025). According to @KobeissiLetter, the post emphasizes “We need more power,” providing a concrete 100 GW-per-year benchmark that traders can use to gauge the scale of electricity requirements associated with AI expansion and potential policy responses in US power infrastructure (source: @KobeissiLetter on X, Oct 27, 2025).

According to Fox News, experts warn that America's power grid is increasingly vulnerable to attacks from electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), sophisticated cyber threats, and artificial intelligence, raising concerns about potential nationwide disruptions. For crypto traders, these risks highlight the importance of considering grid resilience as a factor in digital asset security and transaction reliability. Power grid instability could impact crypto exchange uptime, transaction settlement, and mining operations, introducing heightened volatility and risk management challenges in the cryptocurrency market (Source: Fox News, May 19, 2025).