2 chapters across the catalog
Quantum Computing Power Demand, Chicago Energy Grid
ComEd customers in Chicago are facing rising electricity bills attributed to the high power demands of AI data centers and the new Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Anchor tenant PsiQuantum requires massive amounts of energy to maintain qubits at near absolute zero temperatures.
PsiQuantum and the Chicago Quantum Computer Campus
California-based tech company PsiQuantum plans to build a massive "Quantum Computer Campus" on the site of a former steel plant in Chicago. The multi-billion dollar project is backed by investors like BlackRock and Microsoft's Venture Fund. Critics argue that quantum computing is still a theoretical field and that the project is a "boosterism" effort to soak taxpayers and venture capitalists.
