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The proliferation of datum center aiming to meet the computational demand of AI could be bad news for the U.S. power storage-battery grid , allot toa novel theme in Bloomberg .
Using the 1 million residential sensors tracked by Whisker Labs , along with market intelligence information from DC Byte , Bloomberg found that more than one-half of the households showing the worst power distortion live within 20 miles of important data center activeness .
In other word , there is likely a link between data center proximity and “ bad harmonics ” — a terminal figure for the less - than - ideal flowing of electrical index into nursing home .
Bloomberg says this “ distorted ” office could eventually destroy plugged - in appliances , increase vulnerability to electrical fire , and even head to brownouts and blackouts . And AI information pith could be even more elusive because of their volatile push requirements .
“ No grid is designed to be able to handle that kind of load fluctuation not only for one data centerfield but for multiple data centers at the same time , ” said Bloom Energy ’s chief commercial policeman Aman Joshi .
A interpreter for Chicago ’s Commonwealth Edison told Bloomberg the utility “ powerfully question the truth and underlying assumptions of Whisker Labs ’ claims . ”
