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- Forget “renewable energy” — new AI data centers are building their own gas plants in Texas one day agoBy Jo Nova New AI Data Centers need so much energy, so fast, they’re are going off-grid Such is the blistering race to get ahead in the global AI battle, that the industry is not waiting for the bureaucrats to build...
- Meta signs deal with nuclear plant to power AI and datacenters for 20 years Wed, 4 Jun 25, 1:34amFacebook and Instagram parent’s deal follows other big tech companies signing agreements with power companies
- Virginia: The Front Line between AI and Climate Action Fri, 23 May 25, 3:00amVirginia, the data center capital of the world, could become the next Silicon Valley if they play their cards right. But local green activists are determined the rein in the Data Center "Behemoth".
- New AI data centers will use the same electricity as 2 million homes Wed, 21 May 25, 5:47amBy Jo Nova The winds of change are howling through electricity grids Since 2022, AI -related firms have stormed the S&P 500 market — growing by $12 trillion dollars.
- The Dumbest Genius Librarian Fri, 16 May 25, 3:00amGuest Post by Willis EschenbachI have been using the AI “perplexity.ai” extensively lately both for scientific and general research. I think of it as the world’s dumbest, most unruly genius…
- Without energy abundance, America loses the AI race Mon, 12 May 25, 11:00amThe soaring demand projections we’re seeing aren’t just statistics – they’re a clarion call that America’s energy future must be built on pragmatism, not ideological preferences that take options off the table...
- Microsoft: We Need AI Save the World with Nuclear Fusion Mon, 12 May 25, 3:00amBig tech pushing back on accusations of being AI obsessed climate wreckers.
- Google Accused of Greenwashing Massive AI Energy Consumption Fri, 9 May 25, 7:00amAccused of signing zero carbon nuclear deals with no timeline, scanty details.
- Black Mirror’s pessimism porn won’t lead us to a better future | Louis Anslow Thu, 10 Apr 25, 5:00pmA new progressivism, one that embraces construction over obstruction, must find new allegories to think about technology and the future
- Energy demands from AI datacentres to quadruple by 2030, says report Thu, 10 Apr 25, 2:00pmThe IEA forecast indicates a sharp rise in the requirements of AI, but said threat to the climate was ‘overstated’
- Trump goes gangbusters on coal power and coal mining to supply AI energy demand Wed, 9 Apr 25, 6:49amBy Jo Nova Trump switches on the giant dormant coal infrastructure of the US In the last twenty years 770 coal turbines have been switched off in the US, and Donald Trump wants to turn as many back on as he can.
- Trump signs orders to allow coal-fired power plants to remain open Wed, 9 Apr 25, 7:01amMove is aimed at addressing rise in power demand for data centers, AI and EVs, but environmentalists say it is a step back
- Trump expected to sign order to allow coal-fired power plants to remain open Wed, 9 Apr 25, 1:50amMove is aimed at addressing rise in power demand for datacenters, AI and EVs, but environmentalists say it is a step back
- The AI Age Begins: Texas ERCOT Slammed with 99GW of New Energy Demand Sat, 8 Mar 25, 6:00amI wonder how many fossil fuel plants and nuclear reactors are required to service 99GW of new energy demand?