INDEPENDENT RESEARCH · FREE STEM EDUCATION
Cleaner Compute.
Brighter Futures.
Exploring the energy behind artificial intelligence.
Empowering the minds that will shape what comes next.
AT THE INTERSECTION OF
Intelligence. Energy. Possibility.
THE AERIGRID INITIATIVE
A connected world.
A shared responsibility.
Behind every intelligent system is a physical world of energy, infrastructure and resources.
We connect independent research with accessible education to better understand that world—and help the next generation ask better questions about its future.
Get to know AERIGRIDBetter questions.
Cleaner computing.
Investigating AI electricity demand, energy infrastructure and the transition toward sustainable computing.
Explore the researchBig ideas.
Open to everyone.
Free, self-paced learning that connects artificial intelligence, clean energy, climate and society.
Find your next questionOUR FOCUS
One future.
Many fields of inquiry.
Understanding sustainable AI means looking beyond the screen. Explore the systems, science and decisions behind it.
AI Infrastructure & Electricity
Understanding the physical systems behind growing computational demand.
02Clean Energy Integration
Connecting computing with more sustainable electricity systems.
03Power Grids & Energy Systems
Exploring capacity, flexibility and the infrastructure that connects us.
04Carbon & Climate
Examining emissions, measurement boundaries and environmental tradeoffs.
05Sustainable Computing
Investigating efficient hardware, software and resource use.
06Energy Policy & Society
Understanding how decisions shape technology and communities.
LEARNING WITHOUT LIMITS
Curiosity has
no schedule.
Choose a topic. Read the evidence. Test your understanding. Then think a little deeper.
Explore the AcademyExplore a topic
Start anywhere across six interdisciplinary collections.
Read the evidence
Go directly to credible scientific and institutional sources.
Question & reflect
Apply what you learn through a quiz and an original reflection.
Keep growing
Return for published feedback and continue at your own pace.
SIX COLLECTIONS. COUNTLESS CONNECTIONS.
Follow your curiosity.
AI & Data Centers
Understand how artificial intelligence depends on physical infrastructure, how data centers consume electricity, and how computing connects to energy systems.
Clean Energy 101
Build foundational knowledge of electricity, power systems, renewable energy technologies, storage, and grid operations.
Carbon & Climate
Understand greenhouse gases, climate change, carbon accounting, and environmental measurement.
Sustainable AI Technology
Explore technical approaches to reducing the resource requirements of AI systems.
Energy Policy & Society
Study how electricity systems, economic incentives, public institutions, and communities influence sustainable technology development.
AI Energy News
Use credible published reporting to develop news literacy, scientific reasoning, and evidence-based analysis of emerging AI energy developments.
The initial curriculum contains 60 lesson outlines. 2 lessons are available now; the remaining lessons are under editorial development.
SEE THE CONNECTIONS
Energy is
a system.
Behind every AI interaction is a chain of physical systems. Explore the connections, then try a simple energy calculation.
Servers depend on networking, cooling and electrical support systems.
What does facility overhead add?
Annual facility energy = IT energy × PUE.
These values are examples, not live grid or facility data.
OPEN KNOWLEDGE
Evidence worth exploring.
Cooling Water Efficiency Opportunities for Federal Data Centers
Introduce PUE and data center energy efficiency.
Electricity explained: Measuring electricity
Explain watts, kilowatts, kilowatt-hours, and electricity consumption.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING STARTS TOGETHER
The future of computing
is an energy question.
Help us explore it. Bring your curiosity, your expertise, or simply your next question.