Lazard’s Bilicic on Power Demand in the AI Era

“The searches that you’re doing on Claude require the consumption of energy and at some point the system should hit a breaking point,” says George Bilicic, Lazard vice chairman of investment banking and global head of power, energy and infrastructure. Bilicic joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Alexandra Davidov and Rob Barnett on this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast to discuss why AI and data-center demand are reshaping the outlook for utilities, power markets and infrastructure investment. They also explore why the next phase of the build-out will require more than simply adding generation wherever demand appears. The conversation covers financing, M&A, grid constraints, gas, renewables, storage, nuclear, permitting and Lazard’s latest work on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).