Ohio Can Solve the Electric Grid’s Biggest Problem, and Grow Food While Doing It

Ohio can solve the electric grid’s biggest problem, and grow food while doing it

Stock Getty Image of a modern greenhouse.In April, researchers at the International Energy Agency projected that electricity consumption from data centers that power AI and cloud computing will more than double by 2030. They’ll account for an estimated 9% of U.S. energy usage by that time. For our state, this could mean higher energy costs and an electric grid pushed past its limit. But, for Ohio’s rural communities, this isn’t just a challenge.…

Data Centers Meet Agriculture in Ohio’s Clean Energy Plan

Datacenters are powering more than AI—Ohio is turning waste heat, CO₂ into year-round food, energy security, rural revival, and resilience.

Commentary: Ohio can solve the electric grid’s biggest problem, and grow food while doing it

Read the full story at Ohio Capital Journal. [Ohio] should proactively seize opportunities with the growth of AI data centers, including using local energy and harnessing waste emissions to support agriculture.

US (OH): Using data center waste to power sustainable food cultivation

In April, researchers at the International Energy Agency projected that electricity consumption from data centers that power AI and cloud computing will more than double by 2030. They'll account for an estimated 9% of U.S. energy usage by that time. For Ohio, this could mean higher energy costs and an…

Ohio Eyes Using Heat and CO2 from Data Centers to Grow Fresh Food - Marcellus Drilling News

This is ingenious and yet another example of how free market capitalism is superior to every other economic system on earth. You likely know that artificial intelligence (AI) and the data centers that are needed to offer AI to the masses have some downsides. Namely, data centers (and the gas-fired power plants that power them)...