AI數據中心狂食電!燒錢撐化石燃料,能源危機爆發?

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AI數據中心正在吞噬我們的能源並支持化石燃料

一份最新報告指出,AI數據中心的爆炸性增長正在消耗我們能源生產的過度比例。

Jon Keegan
2小時前

建設越來越大、耗電量巨大的數據中心正在拖慢美國朝向清潔能源的進程。而且目前並沒有放緩的跡象。

本月早些時候,亞馬遜宣布將在喬治亞州投資110億美元用於建設AI數據中心,微軟則宣布在2025財年將在全球範圍內花費800億美元用於數據中心建設。

來自智庫Frontier Group、公共研究組織US PIRG和Environment America的最新報告詳述了這些為AI革命和加密貨幣提供支持的數據中心所消耗的巨大電力。

無法滿足的需求

在科技巨頭們投入數十億美元迅速建設AI計算基礎設施的州,數據中心正在吞噬每個州電力生產的巨大比例。

據報告顯示,維吉尼亞州擁有大量數據中心,在2023年中,該州超過四分之一的電力生產都用於這些數據中心。相比之下,在其他14個州,數據中心所消耗的電力比例則低於1%。

報告還強調了對未來電力消耗預測的巨大差異。分析師對2023年至2030年間電力需求增長的預測差異達29%到166%,使得各州難以確保足夠的供應。

延長化石燃料的使用

該研究指出,在五個州至少有17座燃煤電廠因數據中心需求激增而推遲了退役計劃。報告還指出,為了滿足需求,正在規劃新的化石燃料電廠,總計至少提供10,808兆瓦的電力,這一切都在減緩美國向可再生能源轉型的進程。

報告還考察了這些超大型數據中心對周邊社區的影響,發現有許多顯著的影響。社區水資源的巨大消耗、噪音污染以及能源價格上漲等,這些都會轉嫁給消費者。

微不足道的社會效益

報告的作者提出了幾項建議來應對研究中提出的擔憂。其中包括要求建設這些數據中心的科技公司提供更大的透明度,以便更好地了解設施的能源和水資源使用情況。其他建議還包括要求新建數據中心配備現場可再生能源來源、取消對數據中心的公共補貼,以及降低那些產生「微不足道社會效益」的計算資源的優先級。

特朗普總統本週發布的名為「釋放美國能源」的行政命令,並未明確表示這些建議會在聯邦層面實施。政府已明確表示希望簡化許可和批准程序,以便生成更多便宜的電力來支持大型AI基礎設施項目,例如與Oracle、OpenAI、SoftBank及其合作夥伴Nvidia共同推出的5000億美元「Project Stargate」合資項目。

這份報告揭示了AI數據中心對能源需求的巨大影響,這不僅影響到電力供應的穩定性,也對環境造成了持續的壓力。隨著科技的進步,我們的能源政策卻似乎未能跟上這一變化,反而依賴於過時的化石燃料,這是對未來的嚴重威脅。面對這樣的挑戰,政府和企業必須重新思考他們的能源策略,尋找可持續的解決方案,以免在追求技術進步的同時,犧牲我們的環境和社會福祉。

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