[ExI] Trump Is Obsessed With Oil, but Chinese Batteries Will Soon Run the World

[John Clark]

On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

*> After all is said and done,*


*Even more is said and done  *


> *> turns out… the power company was telling the truth.  When that measure
> passed, power was about 17 cents.  Now it is about 41, and it is still
> rising, for a reason the power company really doesn’t want to talk about*


*Electricity is getting more expensive everywhere in the US because of the
extraordinarily rapid increase in power-hungry AI data centers. *

* Top 10 largest AI Datacenters in 2026*
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-9egkpaZUw>

*China doesn't have that problem because it generates nearly 3 times as
much electricity as the US does, and 42% of it comes from renewable
sources. China is also the world leader in the export of wind turbines,
solar cells, lithium batteries, and (sorry Mr. Musk) electric cars. *


*John K Clark*
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