Atomo@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 1 day agoThe Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensiblefuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down11
arrow-up1426arrow-down1external-linkThe Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensiblefuturism.comAtomo@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squarePlatypus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·1 day ago Companies are exploiting regulatory loopholes as they construct new facilities powered by pollutant-spewing onsite gas plants. The grid can’t handle the buildout, so new data centers are operating unregulated gray-market power plants.
minus-squareMajoran@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 hours agoDoes that effectively also mean that the real energy consumption might not be measured accurately?
The grid can’t handle the buildout, so new data centers are operating unregulated gray-market power plants.
Does that effectively also mean that the real energy consumption might not be measured accurately?