Apollo Says AI Energy Gap ‘Will Not Be Closed in Our Lifetime’

The amount of energy required to supply the data centers powering artificial intelligence is so vast that meeting that need may be more than a lifetime away, according to a senior executive at Apollo Global Management Inc.

“The gap between what AI is demanding and what we have everywhere in the world on the grid in terms of generation and transmission is huge and will not be closed in our lifetime,” Dave Stangis, who has led and developed Apollo’s sustainability strategy over the past four years, said in an interview.

That means sustainable energy investors need to accept that ...