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Re:AI is exhausting the power grid by sureIy on Friday June 21, 2024 @07:25AM (#40748387)
Yeah ok but at least in 10 years we’ll still need more energy. It’s not like our energy use is going down anytime soon.
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Re:AI is exhausting the power grid by fundatus on Friday June 21, 2024 @07:31AM (#40748426)
Energy consumption has been surprisingly stable in "the west" over the past decades. See the US for example:

2002: 2,256 MTOE

2012: 2,152 MTOE

2022: 2,182 MTOE

(MTOE = Tonne of oil equivalent)

Source: https://yearbook.enerdata.net/total-energy/world-consumption...

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Re:AI is exhausting the power grid by ZeroGravitas on Friday June 21, 2024 @10:52AM (#40750244)
Energy use is predicted to go down, while electricity usage is predicted to double or triple in western nations.

The dramatic comparative inefficiency of non-electric transport and heating makes this apparent paradox possible.

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