Category: News
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Grist: The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia’s water
The surging demand for data is guzzling Virginia’s water | Grist The commonwealth is home to the data center capital of the world. Can it handle AI’s thirst?
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Washington Post: Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal
Internet data centers are fueling drive to old power source: Coal – Washington Post yahoo.com By Antonio Olivo April 17, 2024 at 6:05 a.m. CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A helicopter hovers over the Gee family farm, the noisy rattle echoing inside their home in this Read More …
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ABC7News: Jessica Grove – Fair Taxation of Data Centers
https://protectpwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ABC7NEWS_04-10-2024_16.06.55.mp4 https://protectpwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ABC7-8_04-10-2024_17.35.42.mp4 Originally published 2024-04-10 at https://protectpwc.org/2024/04/10/abc7news-jessica-grove-fair-taxation-of-data-centers/.
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yahoo!news: NY Times – The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.
The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution. (yahoo.com) The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution. Brad Plumer Tue, April 9, 2024 at 7:47 AM EDT·7 min read 708 Replacing existing power lines with cables made from state-of-the-art Read More …
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Virginia Mercury: Now what the heck do we do about data centers?
Now what the heck do we do about data centers? • Virginia Mercury Ivy Main April 3, 2024 Virginia’s 2024 legislative session wrapped up last month without any action to avert the energy crisis that is hurtling towards us. Crisis is not too Read More …
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WJLA: Citizens protest and Loudoun County Board denies Belmont data center application
https://protectpwc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/WJLA_03-14-2024-Belmont-Loudoun-Julie-Bolthouse.mp4 Originally published 2024-03-13 at https://protectpwc.org/2024/03/13/wjla-citizens-protest-and-loudoun-county-board-denies-belmont-data-center-application/.
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Bisnow: ‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave Of Data Center Legislation In Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers
‘We Need To Be Careful’: A Wave Of Data Center Legislation In Virginia Is Creating Uncertainty For Developers (bisnow.com) NationalData Center March 10, 2024 Dan Rabb, Data Centers Virginia lawmakers have proposed a wave of legislation to restrict data center development across the Commonwealth, in
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FERC: RTOInsider – FERC’s Christie Warns of ‘Very Dark Place’
FERC’s Christie Warns of ‘Very Dark Place’ (rtoinsider.com) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Christie Warns of ‘Very Dark Place’ “In America, we’re heading for a very dark place. We’re heading, as Franklin Roosevelt said, to a rendezvous with destiny,” he said. “Well, we’re heading, in terms R
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New Yorker: The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I.
The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I. | The New Yorker The Obscene Energy Demands of A.I. How can the world reach net zero if it keeps inventing new ways to consume energy? By Elizabeth Kolbert March 9, 2024 It’s been estimated that ChatGPT is consuming more Read More …
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Business Insider: ChatGPT uses 17,000 times the amount of electricity than the average US household does daily: report
ChatGPT Uses 17,000 Times More Electricity Than a US Household: Report (businessinsider.com) Lakshmi Varanasi Mar 9, 2024, 8:14 PM EST ChatGPT is using up a lot more electricity than the average US household.LIONEL BONAVENTURE ChatGPT uses more than half a million kilowatt-hours of electricity da