A Reuters survey of 13 major US #electric utility earnings transcripts found nearly ½ have received inquiries from #DataCenter companies for volumes of #power that would exceed their peak demand or existing generation capacity - that's everything they supply to homes & businesses - a metric that reflects the sheer size of oncoming data center needs.

@davidgerard@circumstances.run

The overall scenario in China may not be that bad. The article that you shared says that:

The top end of tech in China is still investing — in 2025, phone operators plan to spend $12 billion on AI. ByteDance are spending $20 billion. Alibaba is spending $53 billion. [Light Reading; Reuters]

Chinese companies still want data centres — even buying capacity in Malaysia to serve the broader Asian market. They’re just not so interested in the cheap local ones.

@cmccullough @LetsRoc also #Microsoft is not only a #PRISM collaborator, but subject to #CloudAct aka. "#Datacenter in #Ireland" isn't even a #figleaf!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CLOUD_Act

@heiseonline der entscheidende Satz steht am Ende:
"Die jahrzehntelangen Folgen für #Mensch und #Umwelt sind fatal."
Ein Grund mehr für #unplugtrump und dezentrale, klimafreundliche #datacenter wie zB #datacenterlight oder #windcloud
#Deutschland #foss #linux #it #opensource #ClimateAction #KlimaKrise