The Great AI/Data Center Scam

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 18:24:46 +0000

The AI craze is threatening to overwhelm utility companies who don’t have enough electricity to power new data centers.

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Why Data Center Developers Should Think ‘Power First’

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:08:31 +0000

You don’t need me to tell you how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the power grid; you can just ask AI. Claude, an AI assistant created by Anthropic, told POWER, […]

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Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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Projections of potential power consumption in U.S. data centers scenarios, 2023–2030. Courtesy: EPRI, Powering Intelligence: Analyzing Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Energy Consumption. May 2024.

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New AI National Security Mission

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 03:49:13 +0000

The Biden White House has kicked off a new AI national security mission with the White House’s “first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on Artificial Intelligence (AI).” With all the talk about AI filling the intertubes, apparently, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) decided it was … [continued]

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Digital Transformation: Fueling Solutions for Today’s Energy and Utilities’ Challenges

Credit to Author: Chris Lloyd| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:45:45 +0000

Energy and utilities companies are grappling with unprecedented challenges. With the cost of electricity surging by 28.5% in just five years, the average American now spends nearly $300 a month […]

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From Rust to AI: How America’s Industrial Heartland is Powering the Digital Revolution

Credit to Author: Rahul Mewawalla| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:26:54 +0000

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is transforming our world, but it comes with an insatiable surge in data centers that are powered by an ever-growing appetite for energy. As AI […]

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Three Mile Island Redux — Nuke Will Be Restarted To Power Microsoft Data Center

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 01:18:25 +0000

The surviving nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island will be restarted to make electricity to power Microsoft data centers.

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New AI Partnership to Invest in Data Centers and Supporting Power Infrastructure

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:32:30 +0000

$100 billion investment potential will enhance American competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI) while meeting the growing need for energy infrastructure to power economic growth The drive to develop more powerful […]

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Data Center Emissions Much Higher Than Reported

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:24:16 +0000

One thing that frosts my shorts is a press release from some renewable energy developer touting how many homes a new installation can power. The dirty little secret no one wants to talk about is that much of the new renewable energy coming online today will be used to power … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy Awards $138 Million to 91 Early Career Scientists

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 02:50:48 +0000

Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America’s Scientific Workforce The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of … [continued]

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