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

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The same AI boom that is minting record profits for Microsoft is now threatening to derail its climate leadership as it looks to weaken its ambitious clean energy goals. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/report-as-ai-electricity-demands-soar-microsoft-weighs-retreat-from-ambitious-carbon-free-energy-pledge/">Read More