Utilities want to power Big Tech's AI ambitions with natural gas. These are the data centers they're betting on.
In states where Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are building giant data center hubs, utilities want to power them with new ...
The Insatiable Hunger For AI Power Continues To Grow
SAP estimated that it takes 200 terawatt-hours of electricity per year to power all the data centers around the world, and of ...
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AI’s Energy Demands Threaten a Nuclear Waste Nightmare
These tech giants recognize that the next generation of microprocessors to be used for AI calculations at data centers will ...
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Here’s How We Can Power the AI Boom Without Building a Ton of New Gas Plants
Over the next three years, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimates, AI’s thirst for power will double or triple.
The False AI Energy Crisis
Donald Trump and AI executives alike have sounded the alarm about a looming AI-driven energy shortage. Both benefit from the ...
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How DeepSeek’s efficient AI could stall the nuclear renaissance
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek stunned the world with the release of its R1 model, which appears to perform nearly as well as leading models from Google and OpenAI, despite the company’s claim that ...
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Powering AI: the energy challenge of rapid data centre expansion
PPAs help secure renewable energy for data centers as demand from AI increases, but they do not guarantee a constant supply.
This Nuclear Fusion Startup Is on a Hot Streak With $425 Million in New Funding
Helion Energy says its series F raise will fund it through the deployment of the first-ever commercial nuclear fusion plant.