sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days 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-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up13arrow-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 · 19 days agomessage-square17linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days ago9GW is first. That’s metric. The other number is to give an estimate that is more relatable.
minus-squareassa123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·18 days agobut first is peak power, not waste energy, we’re still missing the SI estimated number of Wh wasted per day
minus-squarebadgermurphy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoIf they can tell us how many “atom bombs” per day it takes to power it, at least we could figure it out!
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days 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.
9GW is first. That’s metric. The other number is to give an estimate that is more relatable.
but first is peak power, not waste energy, we’re still missing the SI estimated number of Wh wasted per day
If they can tell us how many “atom bombs” per day it takes to power it, at least we could figure it out!
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.