I wonder how the cilmate change people feel now seeing Canada's Prime Minister who is heavily invested in one of the companies is doing this.
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A 1.2-gigawatt (GW) computing facility requires 28.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electrical energy daily.
Direct on-site evaporative cooling consumes roughly 3.5 to 6 million gallons (13 to 22.7 million liters) of water per day, while indirect water consumption for off-site power generation adds another 10 to 35 million gallons daily.
Daily Power Consumption
Daily Water Consumption
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$100 BILLION AI data center coming to the old Paducah uranium plant in Kentucky. NextEra & Brookfield are hyping “jobs” and “power for the grid,” but here’s the real cost for regular Kentuckians: These hyperscale AI centers are energy vampires. They’ll drive up our electricity
A 1.2-gigawatt (GW) computing facility requires 28.8 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electrical energy daily.
Direct on-site evaporative cooling consumes roughly 3.5 to 6 million gallons (13 to 22.7 million liters) of water per day, while indirect water consumption for off-site power generation adds another 10 to 35 million gallons daily.
Daily Power Consumption
- Continuous electrical draw: 1,200 megawatts (MW) running 24 hours a day.
- Total daily energy use: \(1,200\text{ MW} \times 24\text{ hours} = \mathbf{28,800\text{ MWh}}\) (or 28.8 GWh) per day.
- Equivalency: Roughly equal to the continuous electricity demand of over 900,000 to 1 million typical homes. [1, 2, 3]
Daily Water Consumption
- Direct cooling water (evaporative/onsite): Standard air-and-water cooling setups utilize roughly 0.4 to 0.5 gallons per kWh.
- For 28,800,000 kWh, this equals 11.5 to 14.4 million liters (3 to 3.8 million gallons) daily, though high-density AI clusters can push requirements higher toward 5 to 6 million gallons per day depending on ambient weather and temperature. [1, 2]
- Indirect water (off-site power plant generation): Thermoelectric power generation typically consumes an additional 1.2 gallons of water per kWh.
- This hidden supply chain footprint accounts for an extra 34.5 million gallons (130 million liters) consumed daily across the power grid. [1]
