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Compute and Consequence Webinar: AI Energy Demand in a Rapidly Evolving Grid Landscape
Despite tech companies' net-zero pledges, surging AI compute demand fast-tracks new gas plant construction and delays coal retirements across U.S. grids. As You Sow and Sierra Club analyze utility load forecasts, quantify ratepayer cost shifts and present shareholder engagement frameworks for the energy and tech sectors.
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Shaolei Ren: AI consumes a lot of water — but why? | TED Talk
In this TED Talk, UC Riverside professor Shaolei Ren explains how AI's rapid expansion is driving significant water consumption through data center cooling, energy-intensive model training, and chip manufacturing. Ren highlights that US data centers already consume roughly 2–3% of public water supplies, and that figure is projected to rise sharply. The talk advocates for…
Exposing AI Data Center Threats and Harms