Re:Microsoft's Emissions Spike 29% as AI Gobbles Up Resources
by fulafel on Sunday May 19, 2024 @03:05AM
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> The energy consumption would not be a problem if it was renewable energy.
This is not the case. As long as electricity is fungible on the grid, and there's some fossil electricity production close enough for transmission, changes in renewable electricity use mean increases/decreases in fossil electricity use at the margin.
This is not the case. As long as electricity is fungible on the grid, and there's some fossil electricity production close enough for transmission, changes in renewable electricity use mean increases/decreases in fossil electricity use at the margin.