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Really? I imagine datacenters are not reaching powers anywhere near those of e.g. arc furnaces.
by eternauta3k 3y ago
Really? I imagine datacenters are not reaching powers anywhere near those of e.g. arc furnaces.
- zamfi 3y agoArc furnace: peak of about 250 MW to melt the steel [1] Datacenter: seems to cap out at around 850 MW [2] Same ballpark I guess? Probably both are limited by inexpensive power availability + other connectivity factors (road/rail, fiber). [1]: “Therefore, a 300-tonne, 300 MVA EAF will require approximately 132 MWh of energy to melt the steel, and a "power-on time" (the time that steel is being melted with an arc) of approximately 37 minutes.” via https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_arc_furnace https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_arc_furnace [2]: https://www.racksolutions.com/news/blog/how-many-servers-does-a-data-center-have/amp/ https://www.racksolutions.com/news/blog/how-many-servers-doe...
- hinkley 3y agoI knew they were putting ridiculous power into these buildings but that’s absurd. How many backup generators does that need??