NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) CEO John Ketchum has made a bold prediction about the future of the U.S. electricity market, citing the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) as a major driving force. What Happened: Ketchum, speaking at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, forecasted an 81% surge in electricity demand over the next five years, reported Bloomberg on Monday. This surge is expected to be driven by AI, electrification, cloud capacity, and chip factories. Ketchum said, “What you have today is electric demand that has been relatively flat for years now, all of a sudden looking at …