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It's not just a RAM crisis — Panasonic says data center batteries are also selling out months in advance (www.techradar.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Panasonic has said demand for backup batteries is rising quickly, and it is largely driven by the expansion of AI infrastructure that requires stable, continuous power. It has already allocated around 80% of its planned output to existing customers, leaving only a limited share for new buyers attempting to scale systems.

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[–] 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

This might not be the worst thing, if it results in better stationary batteries. Unfortunately they will probably just keep using lithium ion.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    don't most enterprise ups use lead acid?

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    We use rack mounted LiFePO for some of our network nodes that don't have local facility provided UPS. But I do notice Lead Acid often as I visit various small datacenters. My guess would be that Lithium is still more niche

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