A.I. increasing strain on electric grid

A.I. increasing strain on electric grid

Artificial intelligence is causing skyrocketing demand for electricity in Michigan and nationwide. David Holt, the president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, says strain is being put on Michigan’s grid with every AI search. “One Google search today that we all do every single day, one Google search today uses about, let’s call it one unit of power,” Holt said. “A Google search using AI uses 10 units of power, 10 times as much power.” Holt says e…

Artificial intelligence and its models have impacted the world in the technological sector in ways that have few precedents in recent history. The thirst for artificial intelligence: data centers and record consumption, the hidden price of innovation (CANVA PHOTO) — Notizie.com Yet there is a facet of AI that is not always strongly emphasized. Artificial Intelligence needs energy to work. Lots of energy. And at a time when the whole world is str…

AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This?

AI’s Power Demands: Do We Really Have the Energy for This? 04/04/2025   Artificial intelligence applications have exploded in the last couple of years, and their power demands are equally explosive. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that data center energy demands will double or even triple in just the next three years.  We’ve seen companies like Microsoft walk back some of their ambitious climate goals because they see the money to be ma…

AI’s energy boom calls for balancing growth and sustainability - The Environment Journal

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes essential in sectors affecting our daily lives, its rising energy demands are creating new challenges for our energy systems. Compared to traditional search engines like Google, AI-powered chatbots consume much more power per interaction, up to 10 times more. This raises serious questions about the long-term energy security as well as environmental impact of AI’s exponential demand growth and its influence…

This year's media awards were won for exploring the potential of AI. Here are the winning entries and their creators.