Gasdrivna datacenter kan komma att överstiga Marockos utsläpp

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Tillstånd för elva naturgasdrivna datacenter i USA beräknas generera årliga växthusgasutsläpp på över 129 miljoner ton – mer än vad Marocko släppte ut under 2024. Enligt en granskning av miljölovshandlingar gjord av WIRED visar dessa anläggningar, som kopplas till AI-företagen OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft och xAI, på det fossila beroendet i den datacenterboom som driver AI-expansionen.

WIREDs granskning av tillståndsansökningar visar att dessa elva amerikanska anläggningar tillsammans kan släppa ut över 129 miljoner ton växthusgaser årligen, vilket överstiger utsläppen från hela nationer som Marocko. De tjänstemän som granskat tillstånden betonade det enorma miljöavtrycket. Som beskrivits i tidigare rapportering om ökningen av naturgas för AI-infrastruktur, reflekterar detta hur de skenande energibehoven överstiger elnätets och den förnybara kapaciteten, vilket låser fast teknikjättarnas beräkningsbehov vid höga utsläppsnivåer.

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