En studie varnar för att datacenter kan driva upp elräkningarna i vissa amerikanska delstater. Ökningarna kan överstiga 50 procent till 2030 på grund av den växande efterfrågan.
Rapporten belyser hur den digitala infrastrukturen belastar det amerikanska elnätet. Den pekar på potentiella kostnadshöjningar kopplade till utökad datacenterverksamhet i de berörda regionerna.
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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.