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How is AI data center expansion impacting Microsoft's clean energy goals?
Comments(27)tupungatoMicrosoft (MSFT) is weighing delaying or abandoning its 2030 target of matching 100% of its hourly electricity use with renewable energy purchases, amid the data center boom, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The costly and energy-intensive
Microsoft May Abandon Its Target for Powering Data Centers With Clean ...
The shift comes as AI-driven demand for data centers surges, complicating renewable energy procurement
Microsoft may abandon its clean energy powered data centre targets
“AI is an existential fight for survival for Big Tech, and so all and any funds at their disposal are being diverted to building as much AI possible,” Kelly of the High Tide Foundation said. ... Within Microsoft, living up to the 100/100/0 target was always seen as a stretch, according to people familiar with the program. Google, which has described its own equivalent plan as a “moonshot” goal, said in its latest sustainability report that it managed to use carbon free energy about two-thirds of the time.
Microsoft weighs dropping 2030 clean energy target as AI power demands mount - Cryptopolitan
Microsoft is reconsidering its 2030 goal of ensuring all its data centers are powered via renewable, clean energy, as the financial and energy costs of building AI infrastructure strain climate commitments made before the current arms race began.
