• Alex@lemmy.ml
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    2 hours ago

    However there is sharp growth in demand being predicted and I don’t see any sign of humanity trading in some other power usage to get their data center power allocation. Even if we’re are greening the grid it is all for nothing if the extra capacity has to be filled in by more fossil fuels.

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      2 hours ago

      Yes, about 12% per year these days. Not enough to really change the picture for a long time, though.