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OAITW r.2.0

(32,391 posts) Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:38 PM 9 hrs ago

You wanna build a data center? Build it with your own power requirements

as part of your operating plan.

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You wanna build a data center? Build it with your own power requirements (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago OP

Yeah those gigantic warehouses should have solar panels on the roof at the very least. applegrove 9 hrs ago #1

Too small a footprint to have any impact madville 7 min ago #10

Seem to recall all the warnings about our energy grid dweller 9 hrs ago #2

give em all mini nuclear reactors tho I hear they are water intensiv too msongs 9 hrs ago #3

Bill Gates is the guy that gets this technology/ Hire him and pay for the tech to power your endeavor. OAITW r.2.0 9 hrs ago #4

there's always hamsters on a running wheel lol msongs 8 hrs ago #5

As well as the increased temps for areas with AI centers BigmanPigman 7 hrs ago #6

Couldn't access it jfz9580m 6 hrs ago #7

Most people aren't even aware of this fairly important fact. BigmanPigman 6 hrs ago #8

it's the least they could do. mopinko 1 hr ago #9

applegrove

(132,668 posts)

1. Yeah those gigantic warehouses should have solar panels on the roof at the very least.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:46 PM

9 hrs ago

madville

(7,858 posts)

10. Too small a footprint to have any impact

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:08 AM

7 min ago

Was reading about a data center in Pennsylvania that needs 800 megawatts of power dedicated from a nearby nuke plant.

To supply that with solar on a clear sunny day you would need a minimum of 3200 acres of solar and that’s maybe enough to run it 8 hours a day. A few acres of solar on a rooftop might run the lights.

dweller

(28,525 posts)

2. Seem to recall all the warnings about our energy grid

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:47 PM

9 hrs ago

being so old and near collapse , yet here comes the giant power sucking data centers … and that concern is now never mentioned ?

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msongs

(73,947 posts)

3. give em all mini nuclear reactors tho I hear they are water intensiv too

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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:49 PM

9 hrs ago

OAITW r.2.0

(32,391 posts)

4. Bill Gates is the guy that gets this technology/ Hire him and pay for the tech to power your endeavor.

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 11:53 PM

9 hrs ago

msongs

(73,947 posts)

5. there's always hamsters on a running wheel lol

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:37 AM

8 hrs ago

BigmanPigman

(55,374 posts)

6. As well as the increased temps for areas with AI centers

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 01:46 AM

7 hrs ago

"Data centers, particularly AI-focused facilities, are creating "data heat islands" that raise local ground temperatures by an average of 3.6°F, with extreme cases showing spikes up to 16.4°F. These temperature increases can extend up to 6.2 miles from the facility, impacting surroundings for decades through massive energy usage and heat exhaust".

jfz9580m

(17,487 posts)

7. Couldn't access it

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 02:35 AM

6 hrs ago

But it looks like its from here:
https://fortune.com/2026/04/01/ai-data-centers-heat-island-hyperscalers/

This just sounds like outrageously bad science and worse governance.

Surely someone in AI could come up with a more minimalistic and elegant experimental strategy over brute force methods.

I seriously wonder about these guys being sold as geniuses.

BigmanPigman

(55,374 posts)

8. Most people aren't even aware of this fairly important fact.

Reply to jfz9580m (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 03:07 AM

6 hrs ago

The rich know how to hide and distort the truths related to their agenda.

mopinko

(73,814 posts)

9. it's the least they could do.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2026, 07:46 AM

1 hr ago

the very least.

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