Many Top Data Center Locations Could Be at Risk of Climate Change

Experts reveal emerging trend that is driving major uptick in US power demand: 'Sharp upward revision'

Rising demand for electrical power in the U.S. has been prompting data centers to generate unprecedented amounts of electricity, with the latest estimates for the coming months skyrocketing with recent trends. What's happening? While prior forecasts anticipated about a 2% rise in commercial demand and a 1% rise in overall power consumption for the upcoming year, the Energy Information Administration's June report places those same metrics at 5% …

Many top data center locations could be at risk of climate change

Our growing need for data centers is causing them to use more electricity and water, which is increasing climate change concerns.

Power consumption and datacenters – Blocks and Files

Datacenters face a period of power supply limitations that affect their growth and the growth of the IT services they will provide. Lower power-consuming IT devices will help but the GPUs needed for AI use vastly more electricity than X86 servers. Hyperscalers can build their own datacenter energy generators but the rest of us are […]

SCIENCE & TECH: Many top data center locations could be at risk of climate change – U-S-NEWS.COM

Report notes 52% of the top 100 data center hubs are at high or very high risk of climate change 100% of APAC and Middle East hubs would be at high/very high risk by 2040 Many are located in high water stress areas too New research from Maplecroft has confirmed the common suspicion – data centers are tied closely to global warming, with their high energy and natural resource demand compounding effects, while simultaneously being at risk of clima…

Climate change threatens global data centres, may cause billions in damages—Report

Data centres, the backbone of the digital economy, are increasingly at risk of climate change-related damage, and operators could face mounting insurance costs, rising operational disruptions, and billions in physical losses if urgent steps are not taken.  The post Climate change threatens global data centres, may cause billions in damages—Report   appeared first on Nairametrics.