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by kart23 10 days ago
google: we are commited to carbon free data centers by 2030 (https://sustainability.google/reports/247-carbon-free-energy...)

also google: renting capacity from a data center powered by 27 methane gas turbines on trailers

https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/4/whitehous...

2 comments

The deal ends in June 2029, which is before 2030.
They also might switch power sources.
So you mean to say Google knows AI definitely won't be needed after June 2029... Understood...
So their hands are clean, but they’re outsourcing the dirty work.