Huge Amounts Of Renewable Energy Wasted Due to Grid Failures

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports from New York City that 30–40% of renewable energy in the United States goes unused due to inadequate grid infrastructure. A potential solution could lie in redirecting this wasted energy to AI data centers, which have rapidly growing power demands. However, McIntyre warns that resolving this mismatch could take years.

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