US energy council chief says power plants to produce 15% more electricity

WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - US Interior Secretary and co-chair of a new White House energy council Doug Burgum on Friday called for every US power plant to produce 10-15 percent more electricity to meet the growing energy needs to expand artificial intelligence across the United States.

"Winning the AI arms race doesn't just take software developers. It takes more electricity," Burgum told a meeting of US governors in Washington.

"We've got to get every electrical plant in the country that's producing energy to produce more - if they can expand by 10% or 15%, we want to do that," he said.