In Europe, data centers should build their own clean energy facilities, according to Teresa Ribera
The increase in electricity demand for AI needs risks leading to fierce competition for access to energy and soaring bills, warned the European Commissioner for the Green Transition.
The European Union should require tech giants to invest in clean energy to meet the growing electricity needs of their data centers, according to European Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera. The increasing demand for electricity from data centers, particularly those powering artificial intelligence, is putting a strain on electrical grids and driving up energy costs.
Ribera suggested that the EU could either do nothing and risk exacerbating economic and social tensions, impose a moratorium on data center construction, or require operators to produce their own energy. She believes that tech companies have the means to invest in clean energy and should be required to do so. The Commission is working on new energy efficiency standards for data centers.
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