At peak usage, this would push the domestic AI industry's consumption from just over 4% of the nation's total power output to well over 8%. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. To this end, here's a closer look at three industrial names already seeing the upside of the surge in power demand. Originally intended for utility companies, these power plants -- capable of producing anywhere from 34.5 megawatts to 571 megawatts of power -- are ideally suited to power data centers due to their scalability, ability to be throttled as needed, and relatively small footprint. Just as important, on-premises power generation means AI data center owners/operators don't need to wait for time-consuming (and often costly) connections to a power grid.