Sahwa@reddthat.com to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 8 days agoSolar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in businesstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down12
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkSolar to dominate energy by 2035, but AI data centers will keep fossil fuels in businesstechcrunch.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 8 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoMaybe if we massively overbuild renewables, and then the AI bubble pops, electricity demand will suddenly drop, leaving us with an almost completely renewable-powered grid, since there’s no longer enough demand to spin up the fossil fuel plants?
Maybe if we massively overbuild renewables, and then the AI bubble pops, electricity demand will suddenly drop, leaving us with an almost completely renewable-powered grid, since there’s no longer enough demand to spin up the fossil fuel plants?