NEWS: Erratic data center demand can mangle gas turbines.

Ouch: Gas turbines are designed to run at a steady pace for days (or months) on end. But during AI model training, shifting power consumption can twist and snap turbine generator shafts. 

It’s a bit like shifting gears too quickly in a fancy sports car. "The risk can be severe” and "is definitely something we are concerned with," a FERC spokesperson told Investor’s Business Daily.

The fix? Unclear, for now. But a Tesla-funded study (currently in peer review) looked into the exact cause of these wrecks and suggested a method to curb these demand fluctuations.