Tag: energy demands
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The Register: Gridlocked: AI’s power needs could short-circuit US infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/us_datacenter_power_crunch/ Source: The Register Title: Gridlocked: AI’s power needs could short-circuit US infrastructure Feedly Summary: You are not prepared for 5 GW datacenters, Deloitte warns Power required by AI datacenters in the US may be more than 30 times greater in a decade, with 5 GW facilities already in the pipeline..… AI Summary…
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Slashdot: AI Could Consume More Power Than Bitcoin By the End of 2025
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/0049238/ai-could-consume-more-power-than-bitcoin-by-the-end-of-2025?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Could Consume More Power Than Bitcoin By the End of 2025 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The increasing energy consumption of artificial intelligence (AI) could surpass that of Bitcoin mining, posing significant environmental concerns as AI’s demand on electrical resources grows. Research indicates that by…
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Slashdot: AI Set To Consume Electricity Equivalent To 22% of US Homes By 2028, New Analysis Says
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/05/21/1844241/ai-set-to-consume-electricity-equivalent-to-22-of-us-homes-by-2028-new-analysis-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Set To Consume Electricity Equivalent To 22% of US Homes By 2028, New Analysis Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the rapidly increasing energy demands associated with AI, particularly focusing on its significant impact on electricity consumption in the U.S. data centers.…
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The Register: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/16/amazon_nuclear_power_britain/ Source: The Register Title: AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge Feedly Summary: CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the…
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Slashdot: Eric Schmidt Apparently Bought Relativity Space To Put Data Centers in Orbit
Source URL: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/05/02/1839250/eric-schmidt-apparently-bought-relativity-space-to-put-data-centers-in-orbit?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Eric Schmidt Apparently Bought Relativity Space To Put Data Centers in Orbit Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Eric Schmidt’s vision for deploying sophisticated computing infrastructure in space through Relativity Space, highlighting the critical energy demands for data centers supporting AI development. This relevance…
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The Register: Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/01/google_details_plans_for_1/ Source: The Register Title: Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain Feedly Summary: Switching voltage allows search giant to switch up power delivery system Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing…
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The Register: Pennsylvania’s once top coal power plant eyed for revival as 4.5GW gas-fired AI campus
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/02/pennsylvanias_largest_coal_plant/ Source: The Register Title: Pennsylvania’s once top coal power plant eyed for revival as 4.5GW gas-fired AI campus Feedly Summary: Seven gas turbines planned to juice datacenter demand by 2027 Developers on Wednesday announced plans to bring up to 4.5 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power online by 2027 at the site of…