Powering the AI Inference Wave with EPRI's Ben Sooter - Ep. 292
About this episode
Ben Sooter discusses the impact of AI on electricity demand and grid resilience.
AI is reshaping electricity demand. What does increased demand, and the shape of that demand, mean for the electric grid? Ben Sooter, Director of R&D at EPRI joins the podcast to explain why most of an AI model’s lifetime energy use comes from inference rather than training, and how micro data centers located near underutilized substations can help deliver low‑latency AI services while strengthening grid resilience.
People in this episode
Host: Mukesh
Guest: Ben Sooter
Topics covered
- AI
- electricity demand
- grid resilience
- micro data centers
- inference energy use
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: EPRI, AI
Places: electric grid
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