Datacenters driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate
As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own powerDatacenters are driving unprecedented growth in the US clean energy industry, paradoxically boosting a sector that was sputtering before the artificial intelligence boom even as AI’s rollout creates immense environmental challenges.However, observers caution that while the centers are propelling wind, solar, and other clean energy companies, datacenters remain a climate nightmar
Datacenters driving US clean energy growth while still threatening climate
Overview
As datacenters’ connections to electric grids are held up, big tech is forced to throw money at producing its own power
Datacenters are driving unprecedented growth in the US clean energy industry, paradoxically boosting a sector that was sputtering before the artificial intelligence boom even as AI’s rollout creates immense environmental challenges.
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However, observers caution that while the centers are propelling wind, solar, and other clean energy companies, datacenters remain a climate nightmare.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
