Gerry McGovern on Nostr: "AI data centers on the East Coast are gobbling up so much juice that nonprofit grid ...
"AI data centers on the East Coast are gobbling up so much juice that nonprofit grid operator PJM may be forced to enact rolling blackouts on its customers during both heat waves and exceptionally cold weather just to protect the grid’s integrity. These blackouts would impact a staggering 67 million people in 13 states, which will no doubt fan more anger from customers and politicians who are already deeply ticked off about the mass construction of AI data centers."
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdownPublished at
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