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Let’s not panic about AI’s energy use just yet

By District Energy posted 04-23-2025 15:21

  

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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), computing and storing data accounts for somewhere between 1 and 1.5 percent of global electricity demand at the moment.

Amid all this uncertainty about the future, there are still paths that could keep AI’s expansion aligned with efforts to limit climate change. Tech companies need to continue pulling on the efficiency lever. These sectors also have big opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the supply chains for these devices, and in the infrastructure for data centers. Deploying vastly more clean energy is essential.

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