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Hair vendor using old prepaid meter shows surprising electricity units she received after recharging ₦30,000

A Nigerian hair vendor has shown the number of electricity units she received after recharging her old prepaid meter with ₦30 ...
CNET

Your Smart Home Is Raising Your Electric Bill. Here’s How to Stop It

Always-on devices can quietly boost your energy use. Here are some settings to change -- and some devices you might want to ...
The Conversation

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture and conservation

The state of New York could meet its goal of building 46 gigawatts of large-scale solar by midcentury, but not without making difficult choices in how land is used across the state. That’s the overall ...
PBS

Energy, water use and pollution of AI and data centers rival most countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and ...
Reuters

EU plans energy standards for data centres amid concerns over soaring power use

EU eyes minimum efficiency rules for data centres Capacity set to double by 2030, lifting power demand Sustainability label planned amid energy concerns BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Union ...
Los Angeles Times

Capstone Energy Rebrand Signals a Major Pivot to Behind-the-Meter Power Solutions

Van Nuys-headquartered Capstone Energy+, Inc., formerly known as Capstone Green Energy Holdings, Inc., has announced its corporate name change to Capstone Energy+, Inc. The company serves as the ...
Reuters

Energy use forcing rethink of AI chip design, TSMC says

AMSTERDAM, May 28 (Reuters) - A senior TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab executive said on Thursday that surging electricity ‌demands from AI are making energy efficiency rather than computing power the ...
Science Daily

This new brain-like chip could slash AI energy use by 70%

A breakthrough in brain-inspired computing could make today’s energy-hungry AI systems far more efficient. Researchers have engineered a new nanoelectronic device using a modified form of hafnium ...
CBS News

Using the ocean to power data centers

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...
Wall Street Journal

We’re Using So Much AI That Computing Firepower Is Running Out

What really happens after you hit enter on that AI prompt? WSJ’s Joanna Stern heads inside a data center to trace the journey and then grills up some steaks to show just how much energy it takes to ...
Austin American-Statesman

U.S. ChatGPT queries cost more than $517M per year, study says

Americans ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT for help more than 200 billion times every year, according to a new study that estimates those prompts consume more than $517 million in electricity. According to ...