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Electronics360: "AI data centers: The grid wasn't built for this"

10/01/2026 8:00 AM

Read Electronics360 article: AI data centers: The grid wasn't built for this.

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Re: AI data centers: The grid wasn't built for this

10/01/2026 2:15 PM

This is genuinely interesting, when you account for the impact this will have on those who are paying for electrcity in these areas in close proximity to these AI data centers. The cost of upgrading the power grid to feed these AI data centers will be passed to residential energy providers, whol will in turn pass this cost onto the communities in these areas. I actually discuss this in a recent youtube video https://youtu.be/PZBRTEQLT0E

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Re: AI data centers: The grid wasn't built for this

10/08/2026 6:20 PM

This isn't a solution for sourcing power, but a "maybe" for the use of the heat generated. Could the data centers and their self-owned electrical supply be sited near metropolitan centers and supply to them the heat the data centers want to get rid of? This could work OK during the heating season, but that leaves summer. I'm not familiar with natural-gas-powered refrigerators; could that system provide enough cool air to handle the air conditioning requirements of the area?

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