“The proliferation of data centers powering artificial intelligence could lead to problems in the US energy system. This is stated in a new Bloomberg report. The agency found that more than half of the households with the most power distortions live within 32 km of large data centers. Experts analyzed 1 million residential sensors monitored by Whisker Labs and market analytics from DC Byte. There appears to be a relationship between data center proximity […]”, — write: businessua.com.ua
The proliferation of data centers powering artificial intelligence could lead to problems in the US energy system. This is stated in a new Bloomberg report.
The agency found that more than half of the households with the strongest power supply distortions live within 32 km of large data center.
Experts analyzed 1 million residential sensors monitored by Whisker Labs and market analytics from DC Byte. There appears to be a correlation between data center proximity and power outages.
Bloomberg says that such power problems can cause household appliances to fail, increase the risk of fires and turn off the lights. Data centers powering artificial intelligence may become more problematic due to erratic energy needs.
“No power grid is designed to handle such load fluctuations for one or more data centers at one time,” commented Bloom Energy’s commercial director Aman Joshi.
A representative of the largest energy company in Illinois, Commonwealth Edison, told the publication that he “strongly doubts the accuracy and assumptions underlying the statements of the Whisker Lab.”
We will remind you that in July, Bernstein named the timing of the onset of electricity shortages in the US due to AI.
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