Terawatt Tantrums – How America is 15 Years Behind China’s Power Structure & What This Means

by Mike Adams [12-4-2025].

(RAD: Mike has analyzed the electricity production in America from all sources. The United States is already maxed out & there is no serious new capacity being brought online in the foreseeable future. This means that some of the new computer server farms can't go online since there isn't adequate electricity to power them. Some new server farms are having to install massive numbers of diesel-electric generators to get needed electricity.

The PDF of Mike's book has been included under "Related" at the bottom for a more detailed analysis. In the above video, Mike talks about what it would take for America to build 10 new nuclear plants. Notice in the 2nd "Related" resource that China has been approving 10 new nuclear reactors every year since 2022. These are brought online much faster than in the US & for a lot less money. — RAD)

- Power Grid Comparison: USA vs. China (0:00)

- Challenges in Powering Data Centers (3:00)

- Current State of Nuclear Power in the USA (7:46)

- Barriers to Increasing Nuclear Power Capacity (11:26)

- Alternative Energy Sources and Their Limitations (18:08)

- China's Advantage in AI and Energy (21:02)

- The Future of American Power and AI (29:16)

- The Role of AI in Rebuilding America (32:04)

- Preparing for the Future (33:12)

- Final Thoughts and Call to Action (41:24)

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Terawatt Tantrums; How America Already Lost the AI Race and is Fifteen Years Behind China on Power Infrastructure (Mike Adams) The race for artificial intelligence (AI) supremacy is not merely a technological competition; it is fundamentally an energy war. The nation that can generate and harness the most energy will inevitably dominate the AI landscape. In this critical contest, China has already secured an insurmountable lead, leaving the United States and other competitors trailing far behind. This section explores how China's strategic focus on energy production, particularly through fossil fuels and nuclear power, has positioned it as the unchallenged leader in the AI race. The implications of this dominance are profound, affecting not only technological advancement but also global economic and military power structures.

China flips nuclear sanctions upside down: now Western regulators are banning Chinese nuke tech [9-15-2025]

(RAD: China is now building far more fission nuclear power plants than any other country. Around 10 new reactors have been approved by the Chinese government each year since 2022, putting China on track to overtake the United States and become the world's largest generator of nuclear power by 2030. There are no nuclear power plants under construction in the US today.

Other resources have pointed out that electricity production in the US has been flat for the last 25 years. We have no significant projects for changing this. Our electric grid is already maxed out in many parts of the country. The push for massive artificial intelligence server farms need lots of new energy, which we don't have available. On the other hand, China already has excess energy and continues to bring lots more online, so this will not be an issue for their AI programs. — RAD)