PennEnvironment Hosts Jan. 23 Webinar On Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy

  PennEnvironment is hosting a January 23 webinar on Data Centers - How To Ensure AI And Cryptocurrency Mining Don't Delay Transition To 100% Renewable Energy from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

The rise in energy-guzzling data centers, AI and crypto mining are leading to more air and climate pollution, huge noise and quality life challenges for people living nearby, and straining our electric grid and water supply. 

By 2030, AI may be 10% of all energy use in the U.S., with the sector's carbon footprint expected to double over the next 8 years alone.

Join this webinar to learn about the environmental and consumer impacts posed by the  rise of data centers.

Click Here to register and learn more.

(Photo: Proposed 1,400 acre data center campus in Westmoreland County to include 3 GW gas-fired power generation, enough power for 2.25 million homes.)

Resource Links:

-- 30 Stakeholder Comments Received By PUC On Adequacy Of Electricity Supplies In Pennsylvania; Increasing Natural Gas Power Plant Reliability To 90-95% Would Mean No Imminent Capacity Problem  [PaEN] 

-- TECfusions Unveils Massive 1,400-Acre Data Center Project With 3 Gigawatts Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Generation In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Sets Feb. 11 Hearings On PPL Transmission Line Projects In York County Related To Three Mile Island, Peach Bottom  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro Threatens To Pull Pennsylvania Out Of PJM If It Does Not Protect Consumers Against Soaring Power Prices  [PaEN] 

NewsClips:

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Committee To Discuss Proposed Tax Break For Hazle Twp. Data Center Complex

-- Financial Times: AI Set To Fuel Surge In New US Natural Gas Power Plants

[Posted: January 20, 2025]  PA Environment Digest