There is not one individual who hasn’t heard mythical stories about “blood sucking” demons called vampires. Movies have been made about these myths – Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Van Helsing, Love at First Bite, The Vampire Diaries, Interview with the Vampire, and The Librarians: Curse of the Judas Chalice, to name a few. While these are stories based on myth and legend of Vlad the Impaler, there are vampires, which aren’t myth or legend, that exist today. They aren’t the “blood sucking” kind. These vampires suck energy and water. You know these vampires as AI Data Centers.
According to utilitydive.com, the soaring demand for energy by hyperscalers (tech companies building AI data centers) has shattered two decades of “relatively flat electricity use”. This year alone utility companies have requested $29 billion in rate increases, which is harming households throughout the united States. The electricity demand for the US has been projected to grow by 128 GW by 2029, of which 93 GW is to support AI data centers.
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