The surge of AI and the data center boom have started to pose challenges to the global energy system amid soaring power demand, spiking energy bills, and a higher environmental footprint. As much as AI is changing the world and the economy, it could also offer assistance to one of the energy sector’s most pressing needs in times of rising demand, uncertainty in fossil fuel supply, and inflationary and supply-chain pressures in the renewables industry—energy efficiency. AI could be the tool to help unlock additional energy gains and…