Are Data Centers Sustainable?

Peggy Smedley and Al Ortega, James R. Birle endowed chair professor of energy technology, Villanova University and director of the National Science Foundation Center for Energy Smart Electronic Systems, talk about data centers, cooling systems, and sustainability issues within the data centers. He talks about the amount of power data centers use, saying in 2025 an equipment rack consumes about 100 kilowatts. They also discuss: How data center consumption compares to consumption in a typical U.S. home. Cooling systems such as liquid cooling. The things we need to do to make data centers feasible. es2.villanova.edu (8/5/25 - 931) What You Might Have Missed: Server Farms, Data Centers, AI Factories, Oh My! All about Data Center Construction What's Driving Data Centers IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G, cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast, Al Ortega, Villanova University This episode is available on all major streaming platforms. If you enjoyed this segment, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.