Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agoWyoming town to host AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combinedapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down11
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkWyoming town to host AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combinedapnews.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareStillwater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoTo be fair, only 6 people live in Wyoming
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-215 days agoYou’re absolutely correct - just taking the opportunity to add some hard facts: 587,618 That is very little considering it’s about the size of any other mid-Western state. So: “This AI data center will use the energy of half a million households” - doesn’t sound much better.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoFrom the article, it sounds like it will eventually use 20x the energy of all the households in Wyoming. That’s pretty fucking nuts.
To be fair, only 6 people live in Wyoming
You’re absolutely correct - just taking the opportunity to add some hard facts:
587,618
That is very little considering it’s about the size of any other mid-Western state.
So: “This AI data center will use the energy of half a million households” - doesn’t sound much better.
From the article, it sounds like it will eventually use 20x the energy of all the households in Wyoming. That’s pretty fucking nuts.