According to what is reported, at least solar and batteries are driven by a $ 110 billion Stargate joint venture.
According to the Bloomberg report, the installation of renewable power is built by SB energy backed by SoftBank, but it is unlikely to be the only energy source of the venture. Stargate is a partnership of Openai, Oracle, and SoftBank Group and promises a number of new data centers to promote artificial intelligence applications.
With recent cloud computing and the growth of AI, developers and high -tech companies are running around. The US Ministry of Energy expects to consume 12 % of all power produced in the United States by 2023 to 2028. The approaching crunch may leave 50 % of the new data centers that are insufficient by 2027.
Nuclear power has emerged as a dat center developer and a high -tech company’s beloved person. Google signed a contract between Nuclear Startup KAIROS and 500 Megawatts, and Microsoft has restarted one of the Mile Mile Island shutter -type reactors. Data Center Operator Switch announced a contract with Sam Altman’s supported SMALL Modular Reactor Company in December.
However, the recent history of nuclear weapons is suffering from cost overrun and delay. Nuclear fresh crops were established mainly to overcome these hurdles by modularization and mass -produced reactor components. If everything goes as planned, this approach may speed up a new nuclear power plant approval and construction.
However, despite the progress, the startup has not yet completed the reactor, and it is unlikely that the commercially available reactor will be online until 2030, and almost to relieve short -term energy shortage. I haven’t done it. A natural gas power plant, another possible source of the data center, will take years to build.
Solar firms and wind power plants are much faster to get up. Compared to nuclear and natural gas plants, one of the 50 -year -old power plant projects can be completed in about half time. More recent estimates suggest that the average time to the completion of solar power plants is about 18 months. Because of their unique modules, they can start generating power before most of the projects are completed.
If the facility is connected to the grid, the longest part of all the solar projects is permission and interconnection. In the case of data centers, grid connection is optional. Many people can supply power directly from the source. Considering the clear urgency of the Star Gate, the permissions may be left for solar as the possibility of the first data center.
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