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With all of the AI demands for electricity, as well as the strategic importance of 24/7 power production, you should not hold your breath for coal plants to be
by wakawaka28 2y ago
With all of the AI demands for electricity, as well as the strategic importance of 24/7 power production, you should not hold your breath for coal plants to be decommissioned.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoAI and crypto uses a lot of electricity in relative terms, not in absolute terms. If AI and crypto use 2% of a country's electricity, that's a big deal relative to the average growth in electricity usage of 1% per annum. But the challenge is converting 100% of the power to carbon-free. If you can do 100% you can do 102%.
- ProxCoques 2y agoLiterally on the day you posted that comment: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/end-of-an-era-as-britains-last-coal-fired-power-plant-shuts-down https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/30/end-of-an-e...