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Why? The transmission system is used to span distance to bring energy from large producers to large concentrations of consumers. Traditionally power consumpti
by derriz 1y ago
Why? The transmission system is used to span distance to bring energy from large producers to large concentrations of consumers. Traditionally power consumption was concentrated in and around cities while power generation happened away from cities.
Datacenters require relatively few people to operate so do not need to be located in or near population centers. Sites are chosen on this basis - DCs are sited close to generation or significant transmission system nodes
- mbgerring 1y agoEvery professional conference and publication in the energy industry is starting to look at this, because the sheer amount of power required for these data centers is already putting stress on grid capacity. Also, AI data centers aren’t just sited for proximity to power generation. They're often sited for access to water for cooling. Not all of those sites already have appropriate power infrastructure.