Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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California is home to most of the world's leading AI companies, and the data centers powering them are already operating at a scale the state's energy grid wasn't built to handle. A 300 to 400 percent increase in power demand is projected by 2030, and the infrastructure to meet it takes years to permit, build, and bring online.

In this clip, Mark Wilbur, Chairman of Employers Group, walks through why nuclear power is the only realistic answer to that gap and what California stands to lose if the timeline runs out before the decision gets made.

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