So you’re saying we could significantly cut energy use globally by limiting data center build outs?

1.5% is a //huge// amount. If it was a “drop” in your bucket, it would only hold 67 more of those drops.

No, I'm not saying that and I don't think 1.5% is particularly large. Moreover many of these projects are built out with on site 0 carbon generation so they're in some ways a net benefit.

	▲	cogman10 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The largest projects, like Box Elder County Utah and Pecos County Texas, are using fossil fuels. In fact, I'm unaware of any new AI data center also being built with 0 carbon generation. Do you have a source?
	▲	hunter-gatherer 21 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is wildly out of touch with reality. Have you never seen a construction site? A 0 carbon generation site doesn't exist.