US heatwave strains power grids, intensifying concerns over AI data centre energy demands
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Andy Hirschfeld
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A severe US heatwave is straining power grids and water supplies, raising concerns about the rapid expansion of AI data centres which consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. The pace of data centre construction is outstripping infrastructure expansion, prompting warnings from utilities, regulators, and policymakers about the sustainability of AI growth amid climate pressures.
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Utilities, regulators, and policymakers have increasingly warned that the pace of construction is outstripping the expansion of the country's electricity and water infrastructure.
A massive heatwave sweeping across the United States is straining the country's power grid and water supplies, testing public support for the rapid expansion of AI data centres, which consume vast amounts of electricity and water.
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