Why More Data Centers Should Use Renewable Energy
With tech companies pouring tens of billions of dollars into constructing massive data center complexes to support their AI ambitions, there has been a major outcry about greenhouse gas emissions. AI data centers consume tons of energy, with companies like Google, Amazon, and Meta channeling enough energy to power large cities into their data centers. Most environmentalists agree that these facilities should draw most, if not all, of their energy from renewable sources to limit their emissions. Some data centers are already heavily dependent on renewable energy. In São Paulo, Brazil, Scala Data Center uses 100% green energy at its…
