A bitcoin-and-AI post says U.S. per-capita energy use is still 19% below 1973
McDonaghMatthew · x · 2026-07-22
The quoted post argues that U.S. per-capita energy consumption is 19% below its 1973 peak and says AI datacenters and bitcoin miners are not the real problem.
Its broader claim is that these workloads are exposing decades of underbuilding in U.S. energy infrastructure, and that America needs to get back on the “Henry Adams Curve.”
Related event: AI Power Demand Highlights Long-Term US Energy Infrastructure Deficits(2 posts)→
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