"Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex"(想讓資料中心快速上線?讓它「靈活」一點)
title: "\"Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex\"(想讓資料中心快速上線?讓它「靈活」一點)" tags: [部落格, 英文, MIT Technology Review, AI, 資料中心, 能源, ESG, 基礎設施] source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/16/1138591/data-center-online-quickly-electric-grid-flex/ date: 2026-06-16 domain: 國際視野 type: research status: active updated: 2026-08-30 ---# "Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex"(想讓資料中心快速上線?讓它「靈活」一點)
來源: MIT Technology Review 原文日期: 2026-06-16
中文摘要
隨著 AI 需求爆發,資料中心建設面臨電網瓶頸。MIT Technology Review 報導了「電力靈活資料中心」(power-flexible data center)的興起——這種資料中心在用電高峰時能自動降低電力消耗,協助電網穩定。Emerald AI 開發的 Conductor 軟體能在電網需求激增時(如英國全國同時燒開水泡茶)指示資料中心放慢晶片運算速度。研究顯示,美國電網有額外 76 GW 的容量可用於資料中心,前提是這些中心願意在一年中僅 22 小時(0.25% 的用電時間)降低用電。Nvidia、Digital Realty 等巨頭已開始部署這種「靈活 AI 工廠」。
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原文關鍵句(英文保留)
> "We need to solve the energy equation. AI factory flexibility is the bridge between the incredible demand for AI and the immediate limitations of our energy grid." — Josh Parker, Nvidia 永續發展負責人
> "The existing system operates near its full capacity during only a small number of high-demand hours throughout the year. If data centers can limit the power they draw during those stretches, they won't need to wait for big infrastructure upgrades."