US Energy Secretary and NVIDIA on AI powering America's grid
Chris Wright (US Energy Secretary) and Ian Buck (NVIDIA VP, Hyperscale Computing) laid out how AI will help solve the energy demands it creates.
The argument: generative AI's compute footprint forces a reckoning on grid infrastructure, but that same AI can optimize energy systems, accelerate nuclear builds, and unlock domestic supply chains.
Delivered at the SCSP AI+ Expo as part of a broader “Powering the Next American Century“ framing — positioning energy abundance as a national competitiveness play, not just a climate or utility issue.