[Texas's] electricity-grid operator has been flooded with an astonishing 474GW of requests to connect to the grid...
For comparison the world's current AI data center capacity is ~20 GW.
474GW is an awful lot. I'm kind of pro AI but you don't want to overdo it.
By the way re the power, our Hinkley Point C nuclear power station started construction in 2017, may be done about 2030, costs £48bn and should produce 3.2 GW one day. 474GW is a lot.
Personally I've been more affected by excessive hot weather recently than any AI shortage. Not sure 100s of GW of gas turbines is a good idea environmentally.
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For comparison the world's current AI data center capacity is ~20 GW.
474GW is an awful lot. I'm kind of pro AI but you don't want to overdo it.
By the way re the power, our Hinkley Point C nuclear power station started construction in 2017, may be done about 2030, costs £48bn and should produce 3.2 GW one day. 474GW is a lot.
Personally I've been more affected by excessive hot weather recently than any AI shortage. Not sure 100s of GW of gas turbines is a good idea environmentally.