AI Has a Body
from Solarpunk Futures
On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson talks about AI and what it costs us, our communities, and our planet, then imagines what public computational infrastructure and solarpunk data centers might look like. Reuters Articles AEP raises capital plan to $78 billion as data center power demand skyrockets https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/aep-raises-capital-plan-78-billion-beats-profit-estimates-data-center-demand-2026-05-05/ Duke Energy Tops Profit, Revenue Estimates Rate Recovery, Weather Boost https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/duke-energy-tops-profit-revenue-estimates-rate-recovery-weather-boost-2026-05-05/ US power use to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges, EIA says https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-beat-record-highs-2026-2027-ai-use-surges-eia-says-2026-05-12/ Other Cited Sources https://www.utilitydive.com/news/duke-energy-earnings-anderson-gas-plant/819428/ Solarpunk Magazine: https://solarpunkmagazine.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag Follow Solarpunk Magazine on social media: Bluesky Instagram TikTok Facebook
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