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  1. HARC models pollution from Texas AI data-center expansion

    The Houston Advanced Research Center modeled three data-center electricity-demand projections and four power-supply scenarios for Texas. In the anticipated-grid scenario, fine-particle pollution would more than triple, NOx emissions would rise 136%, and carbon dioxide emissions would be 90% above 2025 levels, according to The Verge and cnBeta’s summaries of the report. TechNews reports that even a cleaner scenario pairing grid power with onsite wind and solar would still produce a 35% statewide NOx increase by 2031, while onsite gas generation could approach a 400% increase.

    The Verge AI · 🔥 0
  2. SemiAnalysis: 300+ local data center bans have delayed only three US projects

    A project-by-project audit by SemiAnalysis analyst Maya Barkin found that more than 300 local US data center moratoriums — mostly temporary legal pauses on accepting new applications — are likely to delay only about 2.3 GW of the roughly 21 GW of capacity in moratorium areas. The firm forecasts 38 GW of US data center IT capacity in 2027, more than double 2026, with enacted local moratoriums covering about 20 GW but only around 1.5 GW delayed, plus 0.8 GW added by New York's pause. The 2.3 GW figure excludes the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit pause, and SemiAnalysis said moratoriums would need to be materially more widespread and restrictive to delay the buildout.

    Tom’s Hardware · 🔥 0
  3. Why US communities are resisting AI data centers

    The article examines growing US community opposition to AI data centers, citing concerns over electricity prices, water use, noise, limited long-term employment and strained local infrastructure. It argues that fragmented power markets, lengthy permitting processes and the rush to expand AI capacity are deepening tensions between technology companies, governments and residents.

    36氪 人工智能 · 🔥 0

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