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- Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions Mon, 2 Mar 26, 3:00amCampaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demand
- New datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says Tue, 24 Feb 26, 5:17amOfgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand
- New British datacentres risk exceeding national peak electricity use, regulator says Tue, 24 Feb 26, 2:58amOfgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require 50 gigawatts of electricity
- ‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations Sat, 14 Feb 26, 5:00amImages confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters
- London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast Sat, 27 Dec 25, 10:07pmWest Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel
- AI boom has caused same CO2 emissions in 2025 as New York City, report claims Thu, 18 Dec 25, 10:15pmStudy author says tech companies are reaping benefits of artificial intelligence age but society is left to pay cost
- 2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2 emissions and use of water, research finds Thu, 18 Dec 25, 10:15pmStudy’s author says society not tech companies paying for environmental impact of AI and asks if this is fair
- Thirsty work: how the rise of massive datacentres strains Australia’s drinking water supply Fri, 5 Dec 25, 1:00amThe demand for use in cooling in Sydney alone is expected to exceed the volume of Canberra’s total drinking water within the next decade
- Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions? Wed, 3 Dec 25, 1:00amBanks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
- Anthropic announces $50bn plan for datacenter construction in US Thu, 13 Nov 25, 9:29amAI startup behind Claude chatbot working with London-based Fluidstack on building vast new computing facilities
- 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’
- Power struggle: will Brazil’s booming datacentre industry leave ordinary people in the dark? Tue, 4 Mar 25, 11:31pmWhile millions live with regular blackouts and limited energy, plants are being built to satisfy the global demand for digital storage and processing – piling pressure on an already fragile system
- AI is developing fast, but regulators must be faster | Letters Sat, 8 Feb 25, 5:01amDr Tom McClelland on the consequences of AI consciousness, Michael Webb on protecting creative industries, and Prof Virginia Dignum and Prof Wendy Hall on the need for a global regulatory framework
- Call to make tech firms report data centre energy use as AI booms Fri, 7 Feb 25, 11:01amExperts say mandatory reporting on energy and water use is needed to avoid irreparable damage to environment