Petition calls for EU to mandate 100% renewable energy for new data centres
Pale and squishy. Not ruined, just not done.
Summary
The article argues that the rapid expansion of energy-hungry data centres in Europe, driven by AI growth, is driving up electricity prices. It calls for a petition demanding that new data centres be powered exclusively by 100% new renewable energy to combat climate change and protect consumers from rising energy costs.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThousands of enormous, energy-hungry data centres, forcing up electricity prices for all of us.
In Ireland alone, they already consume 20% of the country's electricity.
New data centres in Europe should only be built if they can be powered by renewable energy.
Our bills depend on how they're powered - expensive fossil fuels or homegrown, renewable energy.
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