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Ketan Joshi makes climate case against AI data centers

A former wind analyst argues AI data centers represent the wrong kind of demand growth, met largely with gas despite cleantech accommodation.

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What to know

  • Ketan Joshi argues AI data centers represent misaligned demand growth: concentrated geographically, opposed by communities, and powered primarily by fossil gas rather than renewables.
  • He criticizes hyperscalers for broken climate promises and rising emissions despite cleantech sector accommodation of massive data center expansion.
  • The case challenges a prevailing view in cleantech that data centers can be beneficial for the grid if built correctly.

“He sees data centers as the wrong kind of demand growth: lumpy, concentrated, unwanted by neighbors, and largely met with gas.”

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Ketan Joshi Climate analyst and data center criticDavid Roberts Volts founder and host

Ketan Joshi makes climate case against AI data centers
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    Volts social posts highlight Joshi's criticism of hyperscaler climate promises

    Volts promotes the interview on Bluesky and Mastodon, emphasizing Joshi's track record as a relentless critic tracking hyperscalers' broken climate promises, rising emissions, and poor community relations.

    “most of cleantech world seems to have accommodated itself to giant AI data centers, but @ketanjoshi.co is having none of it…”
    — Volts
    • volts.wtf

      Today on Volts: most of cleantech world seems to have accommodated itself to giant AI data centers, but @ketanjoshi.co is having none of it. He's been a relentless critic, tracking the hyperscalers' broken climate promises, rising emissions, & abysmal community relations. We get into all of it.

      volts.wtfBluesky11d ago590▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Volts publishes conversation with Joshi on data center climate impacts

    David Roberts publishes a Volts interview with Ketan Joshi examining the climate case against AI data centers. Joshi, a former wind-industry analyst, describes data centers as lumpy, concentrated demand growth that is largely met with gas and unwanted by neighbors.

    1. 1 outlet The (climate) case against (AI) data centers

      first by Volts, 12d ago

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