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Not if you are a high-demand single point consumer like a data center. Google doesn't want to buy thousands of acres for solar panels, nor the hassles of insta
by sandworm101 2y ago
Not if you are a high-demand single point consumer like a data center. Google doesn't want to buy thousands of acres for solar panels, nor the hassles of installing massive batteries next to a new data center. A small nuclear reactor would be a much easier fit. A steady user also wants a steady power supply. Nuclear is very steady.
- ViewTrick1002 2y agoInteresting to call building a "small nuclear reactor" an easier fit than simply putting up a bunch of containers with batteries, hooking them up and calling it day. I know what I would bet on.
- snark42 2y agoSo if you build a decent sized data center to consume 160 MWh you can get 2 SMRs and call it a day. Or you can buy 480 Tesla MegaPacks (about 6 acres) and 1600 acres (it's roughly 1 MW per 5 acres) of solar panels to run the DC and charge the batteries during the day. Sure some can go on the building, but you'd still need way more acreage than that can provide. I know what I would bet on too.