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Data centres could consume 12% of US electricity within 4 years

This rapid growth is raising questions around emissions.
Melodie Michel
Melodie Michel
Data centres could consume 12% of US electricity within 3 years
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The rise of artificial intelligence is prompting an unprecedented expansion in data centre infrastructure and power consumption in the US: up to 12% of the country’s electricity generation could be used by data centres in 2028. 

This rapid growth is raising questions around emissions, with about 60% of US electricity generation currently coming from fossil fuels. Already, the AI boom has led to carbon footprint increases among most Big Tech firms, including Microsoft and Google.

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