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AI data center boom drives surge in gas power plants

Original: The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants https:// futurism.com/future-societ

Energy companies are planning to expand gas-fired electrical capacity by as much as 44 percent by 2030, driven largely by the electricity demands of AI data centers. The buildout would mean a major increase in smog-producing fossil fuel generation, raising concerns that the AI boom is undermining climate goals even as tech companies promote their clean energy commitments.

Why now: Growing awareness that AI's energy demands are directly fueling new fossil fuel plants

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• The AI Data Center Boom Is Causing a Gigantic Spike in Smog-Spewing Gas Power Plants https:// futurism.com/future-society/ai -data-center-boom-smog-spewing-gas-power > Energy companies plan to increase the amount of gas-fired electrical capacity by as much as 44 percent by 2030… · dallo@pouet.chapril.org · 7

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