#BigTech's massive #power demands for #DataCenters
#US #electric utilities are fielding massive requests for new power capacity as Big #Tech scours the country for viable locations for new data centers to keep up w/the computing demands of #Al.
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Grid #Trump #Broligarchy #Technocracy
reuters.com/business/energy/us…
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •A Reuters survey of 13 major US #electric utility earnings transcripts found nearly ½ have received inquiries from #DataCenter companies for volumes of #power that would exceed their peak demand or existing generation capacity - that's everything they supply to homes & businesses - a metric that reflects the sheer size of oncoming data center needs.
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Grid #Trump #Broligarchy #Technocracy #BigTech #AI #tech
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •Now, the #power industry is struggling with a question that will determine the course of billions of dollars in investment: how to meet the demand?
…If utilities underestimate the demand, they risk an unstable electrical #grid with a higher chance of #blackouts for their customers. If they overbuild, #consumer rate-payers could end up with the tab.
#Climate #ClimateCrisis #electricity #Trump #Broligarchy #Technocracy #BigTech #AI #tech
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •Complicating matters, #tech companies are approaching multiple #power utility providers …seeking multiple bids for the same project, inflating power demand outlooks….
"What we're seeing is this huge proposed influx of these abstract projects that nobody knows anything about," Jon Gordon, a director at the *clean* #energy trade group, Advanced Energy United, whose members include clean power & large energy users like #DataCenters.
#Climate #electricity #grid #Trump #Technocracy #BigTech #AI
human_powered
in reply to Nonilex • • •Thanks for pushing against the magical tide of AI marketing.
Marvel at how completely THIS! kind of subversive info about electricity, power, data centers has been expunged from *all major discourse*.
This afternoon I visited Staples Office Supply to print a PDF. I gawked at the newest computers, mostly Windows laptops.
Luminous signage announced "AI Made Easy" "We're here to unlock the possibilities."
Lighting in the store suggested clarity and transparency.
I was gawking at an 'uncanny valley' and wasn't even shivering.
#AI #marketing #electricity #power #datacenters
Judgment Dave
in reply to Nonilex • • •Fun little aside...
At least in #NewJersey, our electric bills are going up an average of 20% to fund the build-outs.
nj.gov/bpu/newsroom/2025/appro…
NJBPU Announces Conclusion of New Jersey’s Annual Electricity Supply Auction
nj.gov