Will a switch to light speed cut power use at data centres?

To save power and add capacity, data centres are switching from copper wires to tech using light.
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AI boom could double data centre power, water use by 2030

AI is expected to increase the environmental burden of data centres over the next few years. According to a new report by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, ...
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Spain will require 80% energy consumption from data centres to be renewables

Data centre’s energy consumption will be verified on an hourly basis, with at least 80% of electricity consumed coming from renewables. Image: DCI Data Centers. The Spanish government has unveiled ...
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OpenAI's Australian data centre drops water recycling plan, testing a drive to curb resource use

SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - Developers of a massive data centre OpenAI wants to build in Australia have abandoned plans to cool it with recycled water, switching to a more energy-intensive method that ...
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Data Centres: The Draft Royal Decree Redefining Grid Access Rules and Energy Consumption in Spain

The Spanish Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge has published the Draft Royal Decree establishing new requirements for data centres in Spain. The text published is currently ...