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AI has delayed the planned retirements of at least 15 coal plants, some indefinitely: e360.yale.edu/digest/ai-coal-n…

The head of the 2nd largest utility company in the U.S. says: "We're going to extend coal plants as long as we can because we need those resources on the grid."
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A.I. Is Keeping Aging Coal Plants Online

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⁂ L. Rhodes
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⁂ L. Rhodes
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In some ways, I think this reporting gets it backwards. It's not that energy companies would like to close those plants, but have to keep them online to fill demand. They're all-in on AI precisely because it does require so much energy. Which is to say: Energy speculation is one of the forces driving the AI bubble.
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