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@chrisnelder@mastodon.energy
2026-01-16 13:55:59

Is anybody counting up the carbon footprint of AI? Anybody? Anybody? Bueller? https://merveilles.town/@lrhodes/115900810202010965

⁂ L. Rhodes (@lrhodes@merveilles.town)
AI has delayed the planned retirements of at least 15 coal plants, some indefinitely: https://e360.yale.edu/digest/ai-coal-nuclear The head of the 2nd largest utility company in the U.S. says: "We're going to extend coal plants as long as we can because we need those resources on the grid." #energy #AI #climate