AI Data Centres: Separating Energy Myths from Facts with Spencer Lamb from Kao Data [99]
Are AI data centres really about to consume Britain’s power and water, or are the headline numbers hiding a very different story? Spencer argues that some of the biggest assumptions about AI infrastructure need challenging. While around 80GW of data-centre power requests have reportedly entered the UK connection queue, he estimates genuine AI-related demand could be closer to 10GW over the next five to ten years. He also explains why UK cooling systems can look very different from the water-intensive facilities behind some US headlines.
But this isn’t simply an infrastructure debate. Spencer…
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