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Silent Power Guzzlers: Datacenters are Growing Rapidly

  • Writer: Matthias Haymoz
    Matthias Haymoz
  • Jun 23
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jul 14

Ever larger datacenters are being built in Switzerland – partly due to AI. The consequences: increased water demand, unused potential in waste heat and rapidly rising power consumption. By 2030, they could consume up to 15 percent of the electricity.


Comprehensive visualization on SRF with an expert assessment by our founding member and board member Adrian Altenburger.




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