As AI Booms, Data Centers May Create Electricity Scarcity Among Users
Artificial Intelligence,Energy,Public Health,Electricity,Trump Administration,Data,China
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In the sunbaked outskirts of El Paso, Texas, construction crews are laying the foundations for Meta's "AI‑optimized" 1.2-million-square-foot data center, designed to house thousands of servers and support large AI workloads. It will draw nearly 1 gigawatt of electricity—enough to power 200,000 homes—and have a water footprint that highlights the paradox of modern tech ambition: utilities must meet this new demand while managing environmental costs.
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