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Kevin 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.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by sanitation@lemmy.radio to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well... It's 9GW of waste heat. Same as the energy supply.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably like 8GW of waste heat, and 1GW of infrasound

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, but that will still need to be handled otherwise it'll shake the building to it's knees.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They just pump it outside of the environment

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

....into another environment?

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

No, outside of the environment.

There's nothing out there but birds, (poor)people and 1 gigawatt of infrasound.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is USica, it doesn't matter where you're pumping it, just that it's out of where you're pumping it from. Doesn't really even matter what you're pumping, USians gotta pump something.

[–] hr_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Don't know if you're trying an obscure reference to the shadoks, an absurd french tv cartoon from 1968

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

No but I know what I'm watching after getting my daughter on the school bus!

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] hr_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I got the environment reference, just the pumping bit sounded more like a shadoks bit.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=eUUviFnGnBE

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Still worth a watch if you haven't in a while. The way the interviewer cracks always gets me.

[–] hr_@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

This is and has always been comedy gold

[–] Redjard@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

No, 9GW of electricity, and they claim 16GW total. With a greater than 50% efficient gas plant.