sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoKevin O’Leary’s proposed 9GW "hyperscale" AI data center in Utah will consume double the state's entire electricity usage and generate the waste heat of 23 atom bombs a day.www.sltrib.comexternal-linkmessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1864arrow-down112
arrow-up1852arrow-down1external-linkKevin O’Leary’s proposed 9GW "hyperscale" AI data center in Utah will consume double the state's entire electricity usage and generate the waste heat of 23 atom bombs a day.www.sltrib.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareassa123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agobut first is peak power, not waste energy, we’re still missing the SI estimated number of Wh wasted per day
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoTrue, yeah. It should be Wh, not just Watts. I think most data centers are designed to run 24/7 though, so the Wh might be close to the same as peak.
but first is peak power, not waste energy, we’re still missing the SI estimated number of Wh wasted per day
True, yeah. It should be Wh, not just Watts. I think most data centers are designed to run 24/7 though, so the Wh might be close to the same as peak.
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