This surge from AI, bitcoin and data in general is very real. Here's another story from today:
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/power-hungry-how-the-data-center-boom-drained-wa-of-hydropower/
Also, in less than 10 years, data centers have moved from using 5% of Irish electricity to 21%
It's going to get a lot worse because of the exponential growth of data in multiple areas.
AI6YR Ben (npub1ucv…5a8g)
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-07-29 14:18:46
in reply to nevent1q…n0y6
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