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Elon Musk says US power shortage hinders AI development
馬斯克：美國電力短缺阻礙人工智能發展
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，美國特斯拉汽車公司首席執行官埃隆?馬斯克多次公開表達稱，美國的電力供應系統亟需進行升級，他預計美國在未來兩年內將由“缺硅”變為“缺電”，這可能會阻礙人工智能的發展。
Musk recently attended a number of energy conferences and said that US utility companies need to develop project time as soon as possible.
馬斯克呼吁美國公用事業公司盡快制定項目時間表，提升電力供應。
He stressed that his biggest concern was that the companies lacked a sufficient sense of urgency.
他強調他最大的擔憂是這些公司缺乏足夠的緊迫感。
By about 2045, he predicts, electricity demand in the US will be triple the current levels.
他預測，到2045年左右，美國的電力需求將較目前增加兩倍。
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.
對于用電需求的問題，雖然美國的公用事業公司也認為，未來會出現用電激增，但增幅遠遠沒有馬斯克說得那么夸張。
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.
美國最大的公用事業公司之一太平洋煤氣電力公司預計，未來20年美國電力需求將增加70%。咨詢公司麥肯錫稱，美國電力需求到2050年將翻一番
In recent years, the US power industry has been widely criticized.
近年來，美國電力行業一直廣受詬病。
In some areas, power companies have resorted to rolling blackouts to run the grid during high temperatures and soaring demand.
在高溫和用電需求飆升時，部分地區的電力公司不得不采取輪流停電的方式運轉電網。
Old wiring is the main reason. Most of the electricity transmission system in the US was built after World War Ⅱ.
線路老舊是主要原因，美國大部分的輸電系統都是在第二次世界大戰后建造的。
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.
美國土木工程師協會稱，美國70%的輸電線路已經進入到預期50年壽命的后半段。預計到2029年，美國在加強電網和實現可再生能源目標方面將面臨約2000億美元的資金缺口。
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