Report: As AI electricity demands soar, Microsoft weighs retreat from ambitious carbon-free energy pledge

Microsoft’s Fairwater data center near Atlanta is part of the company’s broader AI expansion. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft is considering scaling down or scuttling a pledge to match its electricity use with carbon-free power around the clock by 2030, according to Bloomberg . As tech companies race to bring more energy-hungry data centers online, their climate targets are growing increasingly difficult to hit.