Microsoft Considers Abandoning its Clean Energy Goals as AI Power Demand Grows
Microsoft may delay or scrap one of its most prominent climate commitments, Bloomberg News reported on May 6. The goal was to match every hour of its power consumption with a clean energy purchase by 2030. Tracking clean energy purchases hour by hour rather than averaging annually made it one of the more demanding targets in the industry. It was also a goal set well before AI began reshaping how much power tech companies need, and given Microsoft’s industry reputation, could have encouraged other tech companies to adopt similar clean energy goals. However, with the artificial intelligence and data center…
