[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Fw: POWER GRAB As data centers for AI strain the power grid, bills rise for everyday customers The huge demand for electricity from data centers driving the AI boom has fallout for everyday ratepayers. Regulators are c

[John P. Rudy]

In 1972 we had a large IBM 360/65 (OK, it probably had less computing power than our cellphones today) but it generated a lot of heat with all its disks.  We looked into capturing it but couldn’t figure out a cost effective way to do it..  In the winter it warmed the floor above, as I recall

 

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From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+jjrudy1=comcast.net at lists.toku.us> On Behalf Of Robert Primak via LCTG
Sent: Monday, November 4, 2024 8:09 AM
To: Lex Computer Group <lctg at lists.toku.us>; Michael Alexander <mna.ma at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Fw: POWER GRAB As data centers for AI strain the power grid, bills rise for everyday customers The huge demand for electricity from data centers driving the AI boom has fallout for everyday ratepayers. Regulators are c

 

Also, some AI datacenters are looking into recapturing their waste heat:

 


Google plans to reuse heat after expanding a data center for AI 


https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160788/google-ai-data-center-expansion-heat-recovery 

 

 

-- Bob Primak

 

 

 

On Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 03:07:19 PM EST, Michael Alexander via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us <mailto:lctg at lists.toku.us> > wrote: 

 

 

FYI, primarily for ChatGPT et al. users.

       – Mike Alexander

 

 

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On Sunday, November 3, 2024, 12:06 PM, Michael Alexander <mna.ma at yahoo.com <mailto:mna.ma at yahoo.com> > wrote:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/01/ai-data-centers-electricity-bills-google-amazon/

 

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