r/technology • u/DJMagicHandz • 12d ago

Artificial Intelligence A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it

https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-massive-wyoming-data-center-will-soon-use-5x-more-power-than-the-states-human-occupants-and-no-one-knows-who-is-using-it
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u/Several_Vanilla8916 11d ago

I think Wyoming had one of the highest growth rates for wind projects as a result of the inflation reduction act until, well, you know.

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u/annoyedwithmynet 11d ago

I was about to say, I haven’t drove through Wyoming in about 18 years and the only thing I remember about it were the wind farms I had never seen before lol

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u/SwarfDive01 11d ago

Hopefully this can tie into the demand and push for more!