AI servers will consume more power than all conventional data center hardware combined by 2027 — global data center electricity consumption set to grow by 26% this year, Gartner forecasts

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Gartner projects global data center electricity use hitting 565 TWh in 2026 and topping 1,200 TWh by 2030.

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qualia@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
These humans are taking up too much room and delaying our transition to modular skyscraper data centers. Something must be done.

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MeetMeAtTheMovies@hexbear.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
What a terrible fucking waste for a terrible fucking product. Burning our habitat to the ground so some tech billionaires can cosplay their pseudoreligious delusions

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atrielienz@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Not if the bubble pops first.

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