Posts by Susannah Hill
AWS wants you to do some green software design
The hyperscalers are working to convince their customers to be highly efficient because demand is outstripping supply. We should do it.
Read MoreExxonMobil builds gas plants for data centers and locks in customers for 30 years
ExxonMobil announced it will build gas-fueled electric plants. And it’s because of data centers.
Read MoreA photonic chip to vastly reduce the energy demands of AI computations
A photonic chip invention uses light to run all types of neural network computations at very low energy use rates and with speed and accuracy comparable to existing AI chips.
Read MoreGoogle builds renewables next to its data centers
Here is an article about Google’s $20B project with Intersect Power to develop wind and power on data center campuses that will skip the multiyear wait for grid connection.
Read MoreVisit the Cloud Sustainability Watch Library
Our library contains articles, blogs, research, and podcasts about the environmental impact of cloud computing, GenAI, and data centers. Also our favorite go-to sources.
Read MoreCommunity organizers emerging in landscape of data center siting
Our ongoing enjoyment of GenAI will require more data center capacity construction, and communities are objecting.
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