{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/613e574e4a3f860012a4e22d/6a04bac9d58f9c365b2a07d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AI Has a Body","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613e574e4a3f860012a4e22d/1778693655876-681eb821-84ac-4e0d-9e5a-b7205c74f939.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from <em>Solarpunk Magazine</em>, host Justine Norton-Kertson talks about AI and what it costs us, our communities, and our planet, then imagines what public computational infrastructure and solarpunk data centers might look like.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Reuters Articles</u></p><p>AEP raises capital plan to $78 billion as data center power demand skyrockets&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/aep-raises-capital-plan-78-billion-beats-profit-estimates-data-center-demand-2026-05-05/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/aep-raises-capital-plan-78-billion-beats-profit-estimates-data-center-demand-2026-05-05/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Duke Energy Tops Profit, Revenue Estimates Rate Recovery, Weather Boost</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/duke-energy-tops-profit-revenue-estimates-rate-recovery-weather-boost-2026-05-05/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/duke-energy-tops-profit-revenue-estimates-rate-recovery-weather-boost-2026-05-05/</a></p><p><br></p><p>US power use to beat record highs in 2026 and 2027 as AI use surges, EIA says</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-beat-record-highs-2026-2027-ai-use-surges-eia-says-2026-05-12/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-power-use-beat-record-highs-2026-2027-ai-use-surges-eia-says-2026-05-12/</a></p><p><br></p><p><u>Other Cited Sources</u></p><p><a href=\"https://www.utilitydive.com/news/duke-energy-earnings-anderson-gas-plant/819428/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.utilitydive.com/news/duke-energy-earnings-anderson-gas-plant/819428/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Solarpunk Magazine: <a href=\"https://solarpunkmagazine.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://solarpunkmagazine.com</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Solarpunk Magazine on social media:</p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a></p>","author_name":"Justine Norton-Kertson"}