Sebuah studi memperingatkan bahwa pusat data dapat mendorong kenaikan tagihan listrik di beberapa negara bagian AS. Peningkatan tersebut bisa melebihi 50 persen pada 2030 akibat meningkatnya permintaan.
Laporan tersebut menyoroti bagaimana infrastruktur digital membebani jaringan listrik AS. Laporan ini menunjukkan potensi kenaikan biaya yang terkait dengan perluasan operasi pusat data di wilayah-wilayah yang terdampak.
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Communities across the United States blocked or delayed at least 75 data center projects worth about 130 billion dollars from January through March 2026. Researchers described the period as the most blocked and delayed on record since tracking began in 2023. The opposition reflects a structural shift in local resistance to such developments.
Ireland’s data centers consumed 23 percent of the country’s electricity last year after their power use rose 360 percent in a decade. Consumption is projected to soon match the total used by all homes combined. The growth continues despite a moratorium on new data center grid connections.
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A recent report shows AI data centers are placing unprecedented demands on electricity supplies.
Major technology firms are addressing growing public opposition to data center water consumption. SpaceX recently highlighted water scarcity risks in its amended IPO filing. Google announced new commitments to manage water use at its facilities.
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Microsoft's greenhouse gas pollution rose by roughly 25 percent last year. The company disclosed the increase in a sustainability report released on Thursday.