TSMC taps wind power as AI chip demand soars, Taiwan feels energy crunch

TSMC is tapping wind power to fuel its factories as AI chip demand skyrockets, sourcing 1.2 gigawatts from offshore turbines by 2027. This reveals a painful bottleneck: Taiwan's energy infrastructure can't keep pace with the semiconductor boom, with total electricity consumption from TSMC expected to hit 10% of the island's grid. The firm's renewable shift is 30% more aggressive than #2's data center efficiency goals, yet cheaper than the typical rival's nuclear options, though lagging behind global leaders in grid resilience.