OpenAI introduces program to reduce AI data center energy demand during peak hours
By Jowi Morales, Tom's Hardware
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Electricity consumption is one of the biggest concerns that residents bring up whenever a data center is proposed in their community, which is why OpenAI is taking steps to minimize its impact on the local electricity grid. According to the company, its Grid Protectors Program aims to reduce the power consumption of its data centers as local demand increases, ensuring that the grid is not overwhelmed during peak hours. Aside from ensuring that the lights remain on for everyone, it would also allow its data centers to connect to the grid and go online sooner instead of waiting for the additional power sources to come online.
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