Posted 2/29/2024, 2:00:26 PM
Data Center Boom Driven by AI Raises Grid Stability Concerns
- Artificial intelligence growth causing data center expansion, raising sustainability questions
- Companies building data centers in places with excess clean energy capacity like West Texas
- Data centers being built near energy supply instead of near users due to AI computing demands
- Data center energy use has increased 10x in past decade; new centers using over 100 megawatts
- Power grid strain from data center growth along with rising manufacturing energy demands