Pusat data bertenaga gas dapat melampaui emisi Maroko

Izin untuk 11 pusat data bertenaga gas alam di seluruh Amerika Serikat memproyeksikan emisi gas rumah kaca tahunan melebihi 129 juta ton—lebih banyak dari yang dilepaskan Maroko pada tahun 2024. Terkait dengan perusahaan AI OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, dan xAI, fasilitas-fasilitas ini menggarisbawahi ketergantungan pada bahan bakar fosil dalam ledakan pusat data yang mendorong ekspansi AI, menurut tinjauan WIRED terhadap dokumen izin udara.

Pemeriksaan WIRED terhadap aplikasi izin menunjukkan bahwa 11 kampus di AS ini secara kolektif dapat memancarkan lebih dari 129 juta ton GRK setiap tahunnya, melampaui negara-negara seperti Maroko. Para pejabat yang meninjau izin tersebut menekankan jejak lingkungan yang sangat besar. Sebagaimana dirinci dalam liputan sebelumnya mengenai lonjakan gas alam untuk infrastruktur AI, hal ini mencerminkan permintaan energi yang meroket melebihi kapasitas jaringan dan energi terbarukan, yang mengunci emisi tinggi untuk kebutuhan komputasi raksasa teknologi.

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