Data centres powering AI could demand as much new electricity as cars & houses until 2040, per Greenpeace analysis.

It's not just the size of the energy demand, but also its immediacy: forecasts for data centre energy use jumped 6x over the last year

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-27/ai-data-centres-pressuring-energy-transition-greenpeace-says/106722390

@camwilson as plenty have mentioned, where's the out cry of the grid being able to deal with it vs ev's
@camwilson We could just ... not.
@camwilson
"until 2040" - that's cute that they think the AI bubble won't burst before then πŸ˜‚