Data Centers are Essential to AI-driven Decarbonization of Buildings

Reducing pollution from commercial and residential buildings is based on electrification and consecutive digitalization. Both actions show tremendous potential to deliver expected decarbonization through increased renewables share in energy supply, smart management of HVAC that respects building occupancy, and control of emerging electrical loads like EV charging stations located in buildings. Predictive tools driving that transformation are housed in data centers. AI will be used for battling buildings emissions from operations and mitigating embedded carbon, but large data generated in the process requires IT infrastructure. Sectorial efficiency gains achieved thanks to smart tools are impossible without data centers providing computing power and low latency transfers.