EnergyCents
EnergyCents- Ep 141: Data demand: US power sector responds to AI-driven growth
Apr 25, 2024
Experts Dan Thompson and Adam Wilson discuss the impact of datacenters on US power market and grid operators responding to load growth. Topics include power demands from data centers, clean energy transitions, data center development strategies in China and the US, and repurposing coal plants for data centers.
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- Datacenters' increased power demand impacts US power market, prompting utilities to consider clean energy alternatives.
- Development of data centers near abundant power sources, repurposing coal plants for sustainability, and gigawatt-scale centers are industry trends.
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Description of Data Centers
Data centers are large buildings filled with racks of computer systems that consume significant amounts of power. Companies deploy their digital assets, like file servers and mail servers, in data centers. The increasing use of AI in data centers is leading to higher power demands, with AI systems requiring more energy-intensive computer systems. This growth in power demand is impacting North American and global power markets, with data centers concentrating in specific geographic markets like Northern Virginia.
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