Further, Mr. President, what impact is AI having on our environment? AI data centers require a massive amount of electricity and water. A relatively small AI data center can consume more electricity than 80 homes. A large one, like the $165 billion data center that OpenAI and Oracle are building in Abilene, Texas, will use as much electricity as 750,000 homes. (10:30–10:38)
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Asserts that small AI data centers have high electricity consumption.
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