Exelon CEO: The "warning lights are on" for AI's power demand

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler warned the Fortune Brainstorm AI audience about AI's power "supply crunch."

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00:00So what we're doing is we're telling policy makers, the warning lights are on.

00:04You're driving your car, the check engine light is on, you're like, I'm going to keep pushing this.

00:08And no one's going to pay attention until it breaks down.

00:11And then everyone's going to say, Calvin, why didn't you tell me?

00:13So what I'm doing is I'm telling you, on that hottest day or that coldest day,

00:19you might have a supply crunch and people are going to suffer.

00:23I'm telling you, you have to fix it now.