Data Centers

Discussions center on data centers, including their construction, locations, power requirements, energy sources, and environmental implications like heat production and water usage.

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NorwegianDude Mar 8, 2022 View on HN

In...datacenters? That's a strange usecase!

heyitssim Jan 22, 2025 View on HN

who will benefit from those datacenters?

click170 Nov 19, 2011 View on HN

Oh oh! Put a datacenter in there!

Soremwar Nov 7, 2021 View on HN

Not that simple of a comparison since "data centers" mean a different thing in both cases

throw0101a Mar 17, 2022 View on HN

Aren't all data centres "heat-producing"? :)

fizx Jun 28, 2012 View on HN

Anyone know where the datacenters are going to be?

lukeh Apr 9, 2021 View on HN

Perhaps, for their data centers?

grinich Aug 12, 2009 View on HN

Why are all of their data centers in the US?

gattr Sep 27, 2024 View on HN

Surely a 1.21-GW datacenter would suffice!

exe34 Jan 14, 2025 View on HN

the opposite of building datacenters?