Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities
Posted: Nov 23, 2024
- Data centers powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing in power needs
- Some individual data center campuses may use more electricity than cities or entire states
- Natural gas will be needed to meet these power needs, slowing progress towards carbon dioxide emissions targets
- Renewable energy alone won't be sufficient to power data centers in the near future
- Companies like Lancium are securing land and power for data centers in Texas
- Equinix is one of the largest data center operators in the world, with facilities in the US and abroad
- Developers prefer carbon-free renewable energy, but also turn to natural gas and nuclear power for reliability
- Data center expansion may disrupt technology companies' emissions targets in the short term, with hopes of reducing gas demand in the future
- Data center sizes are increasing rapidly, with gigawatt-size campuses becoming more common
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