Resources
Get help: Ask any Lightgrid team member in the room. Contact: [email protected]
Public data you can use
- Main data pack: Link (open data on data center workloads and Ontario's electricity grid)
- IESO Power Data: Link (Ontario demand, supply and prices, in five-minute steps)
- AI power profiles from a national lab: Link
- A year of supercomputer power and cooling data: Link
- Public data center workload traces:
- IEA "Energy and AI" report: Link (for global data center electricity numbers)
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Additional Resources:
- Water and energy: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report
- Noise: Ramboll on data center noise complaints and AI Now Institute’s noise page
- Property values: Bisnow’s summary of studies and the NAR findings via HousingWire. The studies disagree, which makes a good debate.
- Canadian angle: University of Calgary, “How do data centres affect local communities?”
- Community opposition: Data Center Watch
Tips
- Pick one clear problem. A small idea that works beats a big one that doesn't.
- Mix skills on your team: someone who builds, someone who designs, someone who explains.