▲ 284 ▼ US data centers could consume more natural gas than Germany and Japan combined by 2035 (techcrunch.com) submitted 1 month ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments The AI frenzy could push U.S. data centers to become one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the world. Archived version: https://archive.is/20260915183628/https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/15/us-data-centers-could-consume-more-natural-gas-than-germany-and-japan-combined-by-2035/ Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
[+] Photonic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Their not wrong, though. A lot has to change in this country to make meaningful action on climate change something that can actually happen. It's kinda like focusing on a broken window instead of putting out the fire the Molotov cocktail that broke the window started. Yeah, the broken window absolutely needs to be addressed, but the house needs to not be on fire first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] schwim@piefed.zip 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I fear you're attributing too much intelligence to the respondent. Anyone that thinks my comment even remotely denies mmcc lacks the intellect to be swayed by a thoughtfully composed response. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Their not wrong, though. A lot has to change in this country to make meaningful action on climate change something that can actually happen. It's kinda like focusing on a broken window instead of putting out the fire the Molotov cocktail that broke the window started. Yeah, the broken window absolutely needs to be addressed, but the house needs to not be on fire first. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] schwim@piefed.zip 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I fear you're attributing too much intelligence to the respondent. Anyone that thinks my comment even remotely denies mmcc lacks the intellect to be swayed by a thoughtfully composed response. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] schwim@piefed.zip 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I fear you're attributing too much intelligence to the respondent. Anyone that thinks my comment even remotely denies mmcc lacks the intellect to be swayed by a thoughtfully composed response. permalink fedilink source parent