When completed, the area will be 2.6X the island of Manhattan. To get 9GW of energy, you have to produce 16GW of energy, the balance goes into the environment, 7 #gigawatts of waste heat. This creates up to a 20 degree (F) increase in temps.
They're expecting a huge heat island there in Hansel Valley (Box Elder County Utah), affecting wind patterns. The #DataCenter will increase Utah's #greenhouse gas #emissions by 50%.
#fascist #USA #TechBro #dystopian #present
https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/environment/scientists-raise-concerns-over-hyperscale-data-center-impact-on-ecology/51494260
Scientists raise concerns over hyperscale data center impact on ecology

With dozens of questions lingering around how a 60-square-mile data center campus would operate, some scientists are raising concerns over what they see as likely detrimental impacts.

#Oracle is expanding its partnership with #BloomEnergy, contracting for 1.2 #gigawatts of capacity from the fuel cell maker. This comes days after Oracle received a warrant to purchase up to 3.53 million shares of Bloom at $113.28 each, a total investment of $400 million. The deal will help Oracle meet the energy demands of its #datacentres. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/oracle-expands-bloom-energy-deal-days-after-400-million-stock-warrant.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
India’s data centre capacity may reach 4GW by FY30, driven by AI demand, digitisation, and ₹1.5 lakh crore investment. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/technology/india-data-centre-capacity-4gw-fy30-ai-growth-investment-tnocym87?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DataCentre #AI #India #GigaWatts #TechNews
The country has become a huge new market for solar as super-cheap #Chinese solar panels #flood in. It imported 17 #gigawatts of solar panels in 2024, more than double the previous year, making it the world’s third-biggest importer, according to data from the climate think tank #Ember.
A terminal case of #AI fever: It's not just one hyperbolic billionaire – the entire industry is chasing the #AI dragon Million #GPU clusters, #gigawatts of power – the scale of AI defies logic www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/s... #HPC via @tobiasmann.bsky.social @theregister.com

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In the year 2024 I am a little disappointed we are not measuring EV charging in gigawatts. #BackToTheFuture #Gigawatts

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#RenewableEnergy target (#Gigawatts deployed) = YES.
#Decarbonization target = NO. Dancing the #ChinaTwoStep.
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#Taxpayers #LetTheSunshineIn : U.S. #DOE grant expected to fund majority of $2.2 billion complex for #Qcells (division of #SouthKorean #Hanwha Group) to build a solar plant in #Georgia.

President Joe #Biden’s #InflationReductionAct, gives tax credits on #AmericanMade solar gear, plus allows manufacturers to earn #incentives for every unit of #polysilicon they refine in every wafer, cell and module they make in #USA.

A US Dept of #Energy spokesman said “The domestic demand for #solar modules in 2026 is expected to be around 50 #gigawatts. We’re expecting to produce about 40 gigawatts in 2026, So that means 80% of the (#solarpower) modules that we deploy in the United States in 2026 is expected to be domestic.”

https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/georgia-news/us-government-will-loan-1-45-billion-to-help-a-south-korean-firm-build-a-solar-plant-in-georgia/