QuixoticgeekSep 23, 2025

Nvidia and openAI are talking about building a 10GW data centre.

So. We gots a big number. Let's look at it.

How much is 10GW? Well the UK has a typical day time electricity consumption of ~40GW. Meaning that this one single data centre is looking to use the same amount of electricity as a quarter of the UK. In a single installation. A quarter of the electricity of the 6th largest economy in the world. A single data centre.

Or put another way. It needs power from 3x sizewell C nuclear plant.

Show threadSini TuuliaSep 23, 2025
@quixoticgeek 😬 That's worrisome even without any further data!
Show threadQuixoticgeekSep 23, 2025
@sinituulia I know right. It's at a scale that's just beyond comprehension.
Show threadBig Kumera Energy
@quixoticgeek @sinituulia I think they're just lying and trying to goose stock prices / valuations with a circular investment (Nvidia puts money into openai, who say they'll buy tons of Nvidia products with the investment).
Sep 23, 2025 at 11:18pmWeb