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We’re Measuring Data Center Sustainability Wrong
View original at spectrum.ieee.orgIEEE Spectrum - Technical Title: We’re Measuring Data Center Sustainability Wrong Date: 2026-02-17 15:00 Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-sustainability-metrics <img src="https://spectrum.ieee.org/media-library/a-pile-of-discarded-old-phones.jpg?id=64070651&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=0%2C156%2C0%2C1…
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30 percent of energy use in data centers can be reduced by changing just 30 lines of code
80% confidenceTheir data centers are 1.5x more energy efficient than industry average
80% confidenceEnd-user devices globally emit 1.5 to 2 times more carbon than all data centers combined
80% confidenceAI workloads will consume 6.7-12 percent of total U.S. electricity by 2028
80% confidenceApproximately 75 percent of device emissions occur during manufacturing (embodied carbon)
80% confidence