SpaceX is about far more than rockets. Its bets on AI, data centers, private power, and solar-based orbital compute all have energy consequences.
The disclosure comes as communities demand more transparency over water and power use by AI data centers.
The utility is very publicly betting on its hyperscaler customers to finance and drive its growth.
They’re planning co-located wind, solar, and battery storage, plus some on-site gas, dedicated to powering a single data center.
Most hyperscalers are secretive about their data centers’ water use, fueling local opposition
The Data Center Innovation Initiative is a membership-based effort to deploy and share emerging tech learnings across hyperscalers.
Sustainable AI Group, a new advisory firm, aims to help companies push the industry toward more sustainable, transparent models.
Microsoft’s reported pull-back from carbon removal and even 2030 clean energy targets proves that the sector needs policy help.