I guess they could say they are generating 1GW of computing power

wAIoming

I'm starting to think this is how they ease us into accepting the argument they need to grind us up for biofuel.

"Sorry kids, it turns out deregulation of nuclear safety and all these small modular nuclear reactors we built still isn't enough to power the data centers."

"Good news, we have this new idea: You know how there's just way too many of you bc we've been banning birth control methods and spreading misinformation about declining birth rates? And there's also not enough food bc of tariffs and a lack of available labor to harvest all those crops we let rot?"

To be fair, in exchange we will still get to enjoy terrible AI generated art and music.

Its going to ruin most states around it too, Wyoming is a massive net electricity exporter, due to cheap coal and wind resources. A majority of what they produce is transmitted to neighboring states, as far as Oregon and Washington.

So the price for power is going to double?

Lots of wind farms out there

From the article, it sounds like it will eventually use 20x the energy of all the households in Wyoming. That's pretty fucking nuts.

More like a GW of heat... Thankfully I'm sure that will counteract whatever has caused it to be over 80 degrees on my way to work before 0700.

Jfc you almost gave me a heart attack and I had to go re-read, it's Wyoming, no data center here yet though Microsoft was proposing one in Racine. It's only a matter of time with all the water here.

Why is this guy saying a datacenter generates energy? It does literally the exact opposite.

Is that true, though?

But this proposed data center is so big, it would have its own dedicated energy from gas generation and renewable sources, according to Collins and company officials.

The "depending on how you count" probably refers to the renewables.

But it's not the AI farm's fault, because they get paid to turn off during times the grid is under a lot of stress. So they make money 100% of the time, don't worry!

no, because it will have a dedicated power station.

I said this elsewhere, but it will have its own dedicated power supply.

But this proposed data center is so big, it would have its own dedicated energy from gas generation and renewable sources

Very unfortunate, as this could have been an opportunity to advance the green power agenda. Solar, wind, and nuclear are all more efficient than fossil fuels -- so why build new fossil fuel plants?

Every time you thank ChatGPT, a house goes dark in Wyoming

Genuinely curious - has Texas been getting fewer residential outages since they expanded capacity for crypto mining? I'd imagine the same economics apply here.

misinformation about declining birth rates

What misinformation? Every expert on the subject is agreeing that we're at or below replacement rate.

I was looking for someone to say this. Then realized not many people here watch recent movies.

I mean my opinion is if your plan is to take away everybody's healthcare, collapse the economy, close public schools, and decrease quality of life in general, plus do all these other crazy things that put the mother's life at risk, why would it be a good idea to encourage as many new births as possible?

Also, I know n=1 but I really wanted to have another kid last year, but put it off specifically bc of the crazy laws Republicans started passing that put maternal health at risk. Honestly, I'm relieved I didn't bc the economy has also gotten so bad since then and everything is so uncertain. Now when I read stories about brain dead women being forced to be kept alive to carry a fetus and give birth it makes me wonder if I'll ever want to risk having another baby.

I think it's dishonest to pretend that current birthrates in the U.S. at least aren't in part a reflection of many women's fears about giving birth during such a chaotic time.