Data centers aren't dirty if powered by renewables with strong regulation
Xianbao_QIAN · x · 2026-11-09
Pushing back on concerns about data centers' environmental toll, the author argues they aren't necessarily "dirty": the impact is manageable if they run on renewable energy and face sufficiently strong regulation on population and water use. He adds that compute demand is far from satisfied — "we definitely need more compute. Long way to go!"
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