Ian Hodgkinson

Jan 16, 2025 | theconversation.com | Tom Jackson |Ian Hodgkinson

The UK government’s goal to increase public-controlled artificial intelligence computing power twentyfold by 2030 would significantly raise electricity demand. Can renewable energy supply meet it – and still have enough left over to electrify sectors like heating and transport, which must be fully decarbonised by 2050? First, let’s discuss why AI is so energy intensive. AI systems demand a huge amount of computing power.