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Google's AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025
23 days ago
- Google's annual electricity consumption rose by 37% in 2025, the largest increase in company history, largely due to AI data center expansion.
- Total electricity usage has grown over 250% since 2019, driven by Google Cloud, YouTube streaming, and data center operations for AI services.
- Data centers consumed over 42 million MWh in 2025, rivaling the electricity consumption of entire countries like New Zealand, Denmark, and Nigeria.
- Despite the surge in electricity use, Google reduced operational carbon emissions by 2% through continued purchases of clean energy.
- Supply chain emissions increased by 25% due to Asia-Pacific grids lacking sufficient carbon-free energy, leading to an 18% rise in total 'ambition-based emissions'.
Microsoft latest report shows 25% emissions raised due to AI data centers
15 days ago
- Microsoft's carbon emissions increased by 25% year-over-year, driven by AI datacenter expansion and ceasing purchases of unbundled renewable energy certificates (RECs).
- The reported emissions for the last year are 20 million metric tons, not the 34 million mistakenly circulated; the company uses a chart showing actual vs. estimated emissions to highlight reduction efforts.
- Microsoft stopped buying unbundled RECs, which it implies are less effective for long-term environmental impact, and is refocusing funds on higher-impact investments to become carbon negative by 2030.
- The sustainability report also details Microsoft's water usage, noting it replenished more water than it withdrew, and emphasizes the complexity of its environmental progress and challenges.
Microsoft's AI Buildout Sent Carbon Emissions Up 25% Last Year
11 days ago
- Microsoft's carbon emissions increased by 25% to 20 million metric tons in the past year.
- The company attributes the rise to building new data centers for AI, which drives energy and resource demand.
- Microsoft's 2030 carbon-negative goal is challenged by the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure.
- Other tech giants, like Alphabet, also report rising emissions due to data centers and AI demand.
- The International Energy Agency forecasts global data center emissions to nearly double to 300 million metric tons by 2035.

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Google's AI buildout drove 37% increase in electricity use in 2025

Microsoft latest report shows 25% emissions raised due to AI data centers

Microsoft's AI Buildout Sent Carbon Emissions Up 25% Last Year