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Data centers: the electricity bill of AI
Electricity, water, nuclear power, angry neighbours: AI is running into the physical world, and that may be where it ends up truly regulated.
01SocietyData centers are leaving the power gridFaced with grid connection constraints and local opposition, data centers are investing heavily in their own electricity generatio02SocietyGoogle locks down nuclear power in Finland for its data centresGoogle secures nuclear capacity in Finland to power its data centres. We analyse what this kind of deal changes, for better and fo03Society$15 billion data center project blocked by water supply issueA $15 billion data centre project in India is facing local opposition over water and biodiversity concerns. We examine what this d04SocietyPennsylvania blocks data centers without local agreement: reality keeps pushing backThe governor of Pennsylvania has signed an executive order making local approval mandatory for the siting of AI data centres. We a05SocietyData centres to pay for their grid connections: a vote of 417 to 3A text passed almost unanimously requires large data-centre consumers to pay for the grid upgrades they cause, rather than passing06SocietyThe county with 250 data centres: funded schools, and a growing angerLoudoun County, Virginia, is home to around 250 data centres. Their tax revenues have funded schools and lowered taxes, while resi