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My cynical take is that it'll works out just fine for the data centers, but the neighbouring communities won't care for the constant rolling blackouts.
by SketchySeaBeast 9mo ago
My cynical take is that it'll works out just fine for the data centers, but the neighbouring communities won't care for the constant rolling blackouts.
- kd913 9mo agoOkay but even in that case the hardware suffers significant under utilisation which massively hits RoI. (I think I read they only achieve 30% utilisation in this scenario)
- SketchySeaBeast 9mo agoWhy would that be the case if we assume the grid prioritizes the data centers?
- kd913 9mo agoThat is not a correct assumption. https://ig.ft.com/ai-power/ https://ig.ft.com/ai-power/ Reports in North Virginia and Texas are stating existing data centres are being capped 30% to prevent residential brownouts.
- SketchySeaBeast 9mo agoThat article appears to be stuck behind a paywall, so I can't speak to it. That's good for now, but considering the federal push to prevent states from creating AI regulations, and the overall technological oligopoly we have going on, I wonder if, in the near future, their energy requirements might get prioritized. Again, cynical. Possibly making up scenarios. I'm just concerned when more and more centers pop up in communities with less protections.