UN chief wants AI data centers powered renewably

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UN chief urges AI companies to power data centers with 100% renewables by 2030. A typical AI data center uses electricity equivalent to 100,000 homes, with demand projected to significantly increase. Guterres warned this rapid growth is unsustainable without a shift to clean energy sources. Data centers currently consume 1.5% of global electricity, a figure expected to more than double by 2030. The UN head highlighted AI's potential to improve energy systems while acknowledging its own substantial energy needs.


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