> Turning off the data center for 2/3rds of the year when the sun isn't shining sure is an idea. reply The logical thing is to place the solar panels where sun

> Turning off the data center for 2/3rds of the year when the sun isn't shining sure is an idea. reply The logical thing is to place the solar panels where sun shines for more than 1/3 of the year. Additional considerations: DCs are never at 100% utilization,and the hyperscalers won't keep up with their current pace of investment in AI for the next 5-10 years - they will gladly push the power generation CapEx risk onto someone else (existing utilities), and let the taxpayers take the fall.