Data centers powering artificial intelligence could use more electricity than entire cities

[1srelluc]

https://archive.is/oWueg#selection-2235.0-2235.91

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities.

The electricity consumption of data centers has exploded along with their increasingly critical role in the economy in the past 10 years, housing servers that power the applications businesses and consumers rely on for daily tasks.

Now, with the advent of artificial intelligence, data centers are growing so large that finding enough power to drive them and enough suitable land to house them will become increasingly difficult, the developers say.

The facilities could increasingly demand a gigawatt or more of power — one billion watts — or about twice the residential electricity consumption of the Pittsburgh area last year.

Technology companies are in a “race of a lifetime to global dominance” in artificial intelligence, said Ali Fenn, president of Lancium, a company that secures land and power for data centers in Texas. “It’s frankly about national security and economic security,” she said. “They’re going to keep spending” because there’s no more profitable place to deploy capital.

Renewable energy alone won’t be sufficient to meet their power needs. Natural gas will have to play a role, developers say, which will slow progress toward meeting carbon dioxide emissions.

Yeah, technophiles, usually liberal soi bois, love all that "AI" shit and preach about "mah climate change", but literally can't connect their decisions to buy a new iPhone every six months or embed "AI" into everything to the tremendous use of energy to support their utopian lifestyle.

The Amish do more to care for this planet these "educated" dimwits....Raw milk and all.

Virginia is destroying its natural farmland for these data centers (four in the planning stages that I know of) and we're losing our rural land and heritage for what, maybe 30 jobs per center once they are up and running.....Half of which are janitorial staff.

Why data centers fail to bring new jobs to small towns | TechRepublic

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Sigh, that said, who am I to tell a property owner not to get rich by selling their land?

 

[pknopp]

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities.

Something here makes no sense to me. Am I the only one?

 

[1srelluc]

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities.

Something here makes no sense to me. Am I the only one?

I hope they build one on your property line.

 

[pknopp]

I hope they build one on your property line.

How does that makes sense concerning what I said?

P.S. It didn't.

 

[JGalt]

Ooops.

 

[evenflow1969]

https://archive.is/oWueg#selection-2235.0-2235.91

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities.

The electricity consumption of data centers has exploded along with their increasingly critical role in the economy in the past 10 years, housing servers that power the applications businesses and consumers rely on for daily tasks.

Now, with the advent of artificial intelligence, data centers are growing so large that finding enough power to drive them and enough suitable land to house them will become increasingly difficult, the developers say.

The facilities could increasingly demand a gigawatt or more of power — one billion watts — or about twice the residential electricity consumption of the Pittsburgh area last year.

Technology companies are in a “race of a lifetime to global dominance” in artificial intelligence, said Ali Fenn, president of Lancium, a company that secures land and power for data centers in Texas. “It’s frankly about national security and economic security,” she said. “They’re going to keep spending” because there’s no more profitable place to deploy capital.

Renewable energy alone won’t be sufficient to meet their power needs. Natural gas will have to play a role, developers say, which will slow progress toward meeting carbon dioxide emissions.

Yeah, technophiles, usually liberal soi bois, love all that "AI" shit and preach about "mah climate change", but literally can't connect their decisions to buy a new iPhone every six months or embed "AI" into everything to the tremendous use of energy to support their utopian lifestyle.

The Amish do more to care for this planet these "educated" dimwits....Raw milk and all.

Virginia is destroying its natural farmland for these data centers (four in the planning stages that I know of) and we're losing our rural land and heritage for what, maybe 30 jobs per center once they are up and running.....Half of which are janitorial staff.

Why data centers fail to bring new jobs to small towns | TechRepublic

Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft continue building large data centers in rural areas, but most do not create jobs for local residents. Here's what you need to know.

www.techrepublic.com

Sigh, that said, who am I to tell a property owner not to get rich by selling their land?

Lol, we are f ed.Ya, we have been destroying our environment. AI will get us first though. Even if AI becomes altruistic, good luck with that. We need a reason to feel useful. If AI and robots can do our jobs we will not feel useful. Suicides are sure to follow. If that doesn't get you the stress hormones will. Glad I am old.

 

[1srelluc]

How does that makes sense concerning what I said?

P.S. It didn't.

You have yet to say anything that makes any sense.

Care to flesh your position out a bit?

 

[pknopp]

You have yet to say anything that makes any sense.

Care to flesh your position out a bit?

Centers that require more power than an entire city? More than the entire United States?

This is something you believe in?

 

[justoffal]

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities.

Something here makes no sense to me. Am I the only one?

It's true..... Look at Bitcoin mining....the power consumption is insane.

Recently I had a walk-through at my plant which is powered by a SOLAR gas turbine. These people were considering the purchase of gas turbines to power a project nearby. They said they needed roughly 100 megawatts... which surprised me. I may have sounded rude But I asked. " What the hell do you need a hundred megawatts for? ".... The answer was a Data center.

 

[pknopp]

It's true..... Look at Bitcoin mining....the power consumption is insane.

Recently I had a walk-through at my plant which is powered by a SOLAR gas turbine. These people were considering the purchase of gas turbines to power a project nearby. They said they needed roughly 100 megawatts... which surprised me. I may have sounded rude But I asked. " What the hell do you need a hundred megawatts for? ".... The answer was a Data center.

We make these claims based upon the status quo. It never stays the same. Bitcoin mining is simply gathering information. My GPS does that.

But all the same people have developed new avenues to do this (Pos vs Pow) which uses energy more efficiently.

 

[1srelluc]

Centers that require more power than an entire city? More than the entire United States?

This is something you believe in?

Yes it is if there are too many on one area like the existing and proposed ones in NOtVA and the Warrenton/Culpeper, Virginia areas just outside NOtVA.

Before we had to fight the power companies tooth and nail to stop transmission lines from going through the hinterlands to feed NOtVA.

Now they are trying to double, even triple-up lines on the existing RoWs to feed the centers.

 

[pknopp]

Yes it is if there are too many on one area like the existing and proposed ones in NOtVA and the Warrenton/Culpeper, Virginia areas just outside NOtVA.

The claim was a single center using more power than the U.S.

individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states,

 

[luiza]

The answer is obvious ,
Cities must go .

Start with Chicago perhaps

 

[Captain Caveman]

This is a case that calls for solar panels, windmills, and free electric

 

[tyroneweaver]

https://archive.is/oWueg#selection-2235.0-2235.91

The power needs of artificial intelligence and cloud computing are growing so large that individual data center campuses could soon use more electricity than some cities, and even entire U.S. states, according to companies developing the facilities.

The electricity consumption of data centers has exploded along with their increasingly critical role in the economy in the past 10 years, housing servers that power the applications businesses and consumers rely on for daily tasks.

Now, with the advent of artificial intelligence, data centers are growing so large that finding enough power to drive them and enough suitable land to house them will become increasingly difficult, the developers say.

The facilities could increasingly demand a gigawatt or more of power — one billion watts — or about twice the residential electricity consumption of the Pittsburgh area last year.

Technology companies are in a “race of a lifetime to global dominance” in artificial intelligence, said Ali Fenn, president of Lancium, a company that secures land and power for data centers in Texas. “It’s frankly about national security and economic security,” she said. “They’re going to keep spending” because there’s no more profitable place to deploy capital.

Renewable energy alone won’t be sufficient to meet their power needs. Natural gas will have to play a role, developers say, which will slow progress toward meeting carbon dioxide emissions.

Yeah, technophiles, usually liberal soi bois, love all that "AI" shit and preach about "mah climate change", but literally can't connect their decisions to buy a new iPhone every six months or embed "AI" into everything to the tremendous use of energy to support their utopian lifestyle.

The Amish do more to care for this planet these "educated" dimwits....Raw milk and all.

Virginia is destroying its natural farmland for these data centers (four in the planning stages that I know of) and we're losing our rural land and heritage for what, maybe 30 jobs per center once they are up and running.....Half of which are janitorial staff.

Why data centers fail to bring new jobs to small towns | TechRepublic

Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft continue building large data centers in rural areas, but most do not create jobs for local residents. Here's what you need to know.

www.techrepublic.com

Sigh, that said, who am I to tell a property owner not to get rich by selling their land?

the snake river runs in front of my house and on down to the columbian basin. The feds have wanted that water for decades