EP143: Demystifying Data Centers with Dan Crosby: Energy, AI, and the Future Workforce
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Welcome to another episode of Data Center Revolution! Today, host Kirk Offel sits down with Dan Crosby, founder and CEO of Legend Energy Advisors, to tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding energy use in the data center and AI industries. Drawing parallels between the growth of data centers and historic infrastructure revolutions like the railway, electrification, and the rise of the automobile, Kirk and Dan explore how concerns around energy, environmental impact, and labor are nothing new but are more critical than ever as AI transforms the landscape.
open.spotify.com. 2026-01-16. EP143: Demystifying Data Centers with Dan Crosby: Energy, AI, and the Future Workforce. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YiTSvJqL89sahSocW6DbY (AI & Environment Resource Hub; record pod-0199; collection snapshot 2026-09-15).
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