AI Meets the Grid and Climate Shapes the Map
The Week That Was: May 30-June 6, 2025
NOTE: โThe Week That Wasโ is a recap of ideas shared over the last seven days.
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From AIโs growing energy footprint to techโs new role in clean power markets and the uneven geography of climate impacts, this weekโs themes highlight how technology, climate, and infrastructure are becoming deeply intertwined.
AI Everywhere: AIโs rapid spread across industries is driving a surge in data center power demandโmaking energy a tech issue and tech an energy issueโwhile the real race now is not just how much gets built, but where and how fast.
Meta, Constellation and the Clinton Clean Energy Center: Meta and Constellation signed a 20-year PPA to secure 24/7 nuclear power from the Clinton plant, effectively privatizing Illinois' expiring ZEC program and valuing the plantโs carbon-free attributes at ~$1.5 billionโhighlighting how tech companies are driving new markets for firm, clean energy.
Hotter, Except Where Itโs Cooler: While most U.S. cities have warmed significantly since 1970, a few have cooledโhighlighting the uneven geography of climate change and the need for region-specific investment in energy infrastructure and climate resilience.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ? Please share in the comments for all of us!
Have a great week!
AI Everywhere
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต.
Meta, Constellation and the Clinton Clean Energy Center
๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Hotter, Except Where It's Cooler
๐๐โ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ... ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ.