AI’s Biggest Energy Impact Might Be in the Oil Patch, Not the Data Center

AI’s Biggest Energy Impact Might Be in the Oil Patch, Not the Data Center  wsj.com

LS Electric said Tuesday it has won a $34.3 million contract from US energy technology company Bloom Energy to supply power distribution equipment for a hyperscale data center in Wyoming. Under the agreement, LS Electric will provide key systems, including low-voltage switchboards, for the data center project being dev

OpenAI has inked a 20-year deal for the site, which will ultimately provide about eight gigawatts of computing capacity that will help support products like ChatGPT. In energy terms, a single gigawatt can power approximately 750,000 homes.

Nvidia to invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy under OpenAI data center deal  Reuters

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