This is a much cheaper and faster way to get nuclear power.

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[–] -4 points 10 months ago (8 children)

What renewables can they use for 24/7 high levels of power requirements?

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  • [–] 26 points 10 months ago (6 children)

    I don’t give a shit. That should be their problem not ours.

    If they’re too dumb to figure it out, they’re too dumb to make AI profitable.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (2 children)

    They can afford the higher cost of electricity, but the rest of us can't, if they can add nuclear reactors to the power grid then it will drive the prices for normal people down so that it's nearly free.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Even though wind has higher capacity factors in most places, solar is more reliable.

    Its a myth that ai datacenters need constant power. Inference uses less than training. And more queries happen during day than night. Less cooling power needed at night.

    It is especially easy to build solar that will export to grid more than import throughout year, but it is also easy to be off grid, and store cooling for night, and for winter, and to not run max load in winter, or share grid imports in winter for regions with non electric heating. Share surpluses in 3 seasons.

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