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Wyoming data center uses 5x more power than the state's human occupants
- Bender 1y agoA massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it In other words, the same amount of power as any other AI datacenter. It does make for a good headline though. Wyoming has less people state wide than big cities outside of the state. Cheyenne, the state capitol has only 65,132 residents. - Population of the state of Wyoming: 587,618 (2024) - Population of the city of Oklahoma City: 702,767 (2023) - Population of the city of Los Angeles: 3.879 million (2024)
- JohnFen 1y ago> In other words, the same amount of power as any other AI datacenter. Obviously. The point is that it's an insane amount of power.
- Bender 1y agoIndeed. I am curious if or when investors will see AI as a bubble or if the money train continues forever. It also seems to go against the green movement so it must be important to someone. I still do not really understand the emphasis on calling out the population given it will be connected to the internet which is the earths population, possibly minus sanctioned countries.