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Your desired unit of measurement is a stupid and pointless one. No one measures data centers by “datacenter-acre”, because what matters is resource consumption
by solid_fuel 4mo ago
Your desired unit of measurement is a stupid and pointless one.
No one measures data centers by “datacenter-acre”, because what matters is resource consumption not power density. A 20 MW is going to consumer 20 WM of power and require 20 MW of cooling, regardless of how many acres it sits on.
- yellowapple 4mo agoPower density is the exact metric by which datacenters are differentiated between “hyperscalar” (i.e. what most people call “AI datacenters”) v. your run-of-the-mill colocation DC. Also: a flat MW cap per DC is straightforward to game by splitting one big DC into multiple smaller DCs.
- solid_fuel 4mo ago> Power density is the exact metric by which datacenters are differentiated True or not, that is irrelevant. Total regional power demand is what affects consumer prices, not demand density. > Also: a flat MW cap per DC is straightforward to game by splitting one big DC into multiple smaller DCs. "Gaming" regulations like that is called fraud. This is irrelevant either way because the regulation applies per organization, creating subsidiaries to sneak things past won't help.