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Nick Mailloux, PhD
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Postdoctoral research associate at @uwmadison.bsky.social. Quantifying the air quality and health effects of the energy transition. Views are my own.
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The crossover I didn’t know I needed!
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Good caveats on the scale of the build-out from @mollytaft.com.

www.wired.com/story/data-c...
It's unlikely that all of the projects tracked by Global Energy Monitor will actually be built. Many data center developers shop around for power with multiple utilities, which helps to inflate overall demand; simply because a data center project has been announced does not mean that it will eventually be built. Efficiency improvements in both data center construction and in Al training will likely decrease some of the projected demand for energy over the next couple of years. A worldwide shortage of gas turbines also will play a big role in determining what actually gets built on time: Two-thirds of the projects tracked worldwide by the Global Energy Monitor do not yet have turbine manufacturers attached to them.
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 PM