The world uses a lot of copper, but thanks to the energy transition and data centers, it’ll need a lot more. Between now and 2050, we’ll have to produce more copper than has been mined throughout all of human history, according to one study. A lot of that copper ends up in the electrical grid, which in the U.S. is showing its age . “We’re hitting this inflection point of AI and the electrification of nearly every industry, and it’s creating this point where we have overburdened and overstressed