“In 2026, GPT 6 Astra took nearly an octillion calculations to train--over 50 million times as many calculations as GPT 1 did. Even calling this figure astronomical understates its size: An octillion is a thousand times the number of starts in the known universe...Researchers pre

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01 THE MACHINE READ

WHY IT MATTERS.

Explosive AI training compute implies massive electricity demand, a long-run tailwind for power and data-center suppliers.

AI power demand is a structural energy theme

CATALYST TO WATCH

Data-center power contracts

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Efficiency gains cut power needs

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“In 2026, GPT 6 Astra took nearly an octillion calculations to train--over 50 million times as many calculations as GPT 1 did. Even calling this figure astronomical understates its size: An octillion is a thousand times the number of starts in the known universe...Researchers predict that by 2030, training the largest A.I. models may use electricity at a rate similar to New York City today. Energy experts project that by then, data centers may use around 12 percent of America’s electricity." - NYT

02 THE STORY SO FAR