Priority of Artificial Intelligence One of Many Priorities Not a Priority Don’t Know / Not Relevant The Top Priority One of the Top Two Priorities The Top Priority by Audience: Industry and sector peers: 13% Finance and investment leaders: 8% Government and policy experts: 0% In the business world, there's a lot of talk: we're doing everything with AI now, everything is better now, we're better because we use AI, [but many] others aren't yet. Brussels, Government and Policy Expert 2024 33% 9% 49% 8% 2% 2025 31% 14% 47% 7% 2% -5% AI still seen as a priority investment Figure 4 2025 SURVEY INSIGHT Key Shifts from 2024 to 2025 • Investment keeps rising, priority cools slightly. 87% of organizations report higher AI and digital infrastructure spend in the past 12 months, but “AI as the top organizational priority” dipped among senior leaders reflecting a maturing view as deployments move from hype to integration. • Energy and digital infrastructure leaders are moving from siloed operations to strategic collaboration—driven by the urgent need to jointly tackle electricity affordability, sustainability, and reliability while unlocking innovation at scale. Watch For in 2026 • Integrated AI–energy investment announcements (e.g., the new digital infrastructure announced alongside new clean energy and other forms of grid- enhancing resources). • A focus on time-to-market for AI products, which will necessitate unique, forward-leaning use of energy technologies at or near data center locations to balance scale and sustainability. 23 Powering Possible 2025