Tag: energy infrastructure
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The Register: AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/datacenter_energy_consumption/ Source: The Register Title: AI’s power trip will leave energy grids begging for mercy by 2027 Feedly Summary: Datacenter demand estimated to inflate by 160% over next two years AI-driven datacenter energy demand could expand 160 percent over the next two years, leaving 40 percent of existing facilities operationally constrained by power…
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Slashdot: Can AI-Enabled Thermostats Create a ‘Virtual Power Plant’ in Texas?
Source URL: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/24/11/10/2253250/can-ai-enabled-thermostats-create-a-virtual-power-plant-in-texas?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Can AI-Enabled Thermostats Create a ‘Virtual Power Plant’ in Texas? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Renew Home, in partnership with NRG Energy, is launching a decade-long initiative to develop an “AI-powered virtual power plant” in Texas through the distribution of smart thermostats. This innovative project aims…
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The Register: Datacenter developer says power issues holding up new builds
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/datacenter_developer_says_power_issues/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter developer says power issues holding up new builds Feedly Summary: ‘The single biggest constraint is access,’ says exec looking to invest ‘hundreds of millions’ One of the UK’s major commercial property developers says it would be pumping investment into new datacenters if it could just secure the…
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Wired: Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-boom-is-raising-hopes-of-a-nuclear-comeback/ Source: Wired Title: Microsoft’s Three Mile Island Deal Signals a Broader Nuclear Comeback Feedly Summary: Microsoft’s deal to bring back a Three Mile Island nuclear reactor is just one part of Big Tech’s quid pro quo with nuclear power. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a significant partnership between…
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Hacker News: Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal
Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/09/re-opened-three-mile-island-will-power-ai-data-centers-under-new-deal/ Source: Hacker News Title: Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is reviving the Three Mile Island nuclear plant to secure clean energy for its growing data center demands, particularly in support of generative AI and cloud…
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The Register: Microsoft, BlackRock form fund to sink up to $100B into AI infrastructure
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/18/microsoft_and_blackrock_form_fund/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft, BlackRock form fund to sink up to $100B into AI infrastructure Feedly Summary: Tech is going to need datacenters and power sources, and a lot of ’em Microsoft is joining with BlackRock and other private equity investors in a new AI fund that aims to eventually raise…