AI electricity use

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5 Feb 2025 • 1 min read

New report out today: Electricity Demand Growth and Data Centers: A Guide for the Perplexed

This report is the result of a collaboration between Koomey Analytics and the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC. Summary: Recent reports of unprecedented growth in electricity demand from data centers have appeared in many major news outlets. These headlines encapsulate two widely expressed concerns. First, that rising energy demand

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11 Apr 2024 • 1 min read

I appeared on the Shift Key Podcast on April 3, 2024, talking about electricity used by AI and ICT, with a focus on load forecasts

This conversation was a fun one. here’s the description: Will the rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence break the climate system? In recent months, utilities and tech companies have argued that soaring use of AI will overwhelm electricity markets. Is that true — or is it a sales pitch

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