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The murky mechanics of data centers’ green electricity

The German Energy Efficiency Act is under review. The government should change the rules for data centers. As they stand, a data center can be labeled “green” even if it runs entirely on fossil gas.

Maybe there is no AI bubble

Despite AI companies’ utter incapacity to generate profits, investors continue to pour capital into data centers. If the financial bubble does not burst, perhaps it is no bubble at all, but classical economics may be ill-suited to explain what is unfolding.

Despite plenty of renewable energy, data centers split Norwegian society

In a country with abundant hydro- and wind power, as well as plenty of water, rising electricity needs pit industries against each other. Parts of civil society attempt to slow down the building craze, to little avail.

What Ireland’s Data Center Crisis Means for the EU’s AI Sovereignty Plans

Ireland is now home to one of the highest concentrations of data centers in the world. What began as a quiet build-out of server farms around Dublin has expanded into an industrial presence with an ecological footprint that dominates the country’s electricity system. In the meanwhile, Big Tech has falsely portrayed itself as a partner in green transition.

Germany’s Data Center Boom is Pushing the Power Grid to its Limits

As Europe pursues the vision of becoming an AI continent, the AI infrastructure boom in Germany is already exposing the limits of the energy supply and physical infrastructure. And the question remains: What price will society and consumers ultimately pay?

How to Resist Data Centers: A Guide For Local Communities in Europe

As data centers proliferate across the globe, local groups are mobilising to document the severe harm these facilities inflict on their regions and the immense strain they place on energy resources. We have compiled a set of practical steps that communities can take to educate themselves when a data center is planned in their area, and to address its potential impacts.

Infrastructure or Intrusion? Europe’s Conflicted Data Center Expansion

Data centers, cornerstones of the EU’s digital ambitions, are expanding rapidly across the continent. Public responses to this digital prioritization vary dramatically. Some communities embrace them as engines of development; others push back, citing threats to the environment and their quality of life.