Market experts say the coming boom in artificial intelligence has the potential to spur large-scale investments in clean energy. Enbridge's Sarnia Solar Project is shown in this file photo. Postmedia file

AI and large-scale clean energy investments could grow together, experts suggest

Tech companies are already investing in renewables and and could become among the largest funders of clean electricity projects, conference hears

by · Calgary Herald

The coming boom in artificial intelligence represents both a threat and an opportunity for the clean energy transition, market experts suggest.

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No longer purely in the realm of the tech sector, AI has in recent years become an energy industry issue. The expected rapid rollout of the energy-hungry data centres needed to power the AI revolution has captured the attention of everyone from natural gas drillers to electricity grid operators to renewable energy developers.