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Meta's Data Center Strategy and the Mad Max Phase of the AI Boom
In the race to build AI, Meta is sticking billions of dollars of chips inside tents and powering them with off-grid power plants
Jun 4
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Michael Thomas
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Data Center Developers Want to Build Their Own Power Plants. How Many Actually Will?
Trying to separate hype from reality when it comes to behind-the-meter data centers
Jun 3
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The World's Largest Planned Data Center Is Running Into Trouble
Last summer, Fermi America raised $746 million to build the world's largest data center. Satellite images show the project is at least a year behind the…
Apr 19
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Google Is Considering Natural Gas Without Carbon Capture in Its AI Data Center Strategy
In our latest report, we analyzed 100+ documents, satellite imagery, and 63 data center projects to produce the most comprehensive look at Google's…
Apr 2
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Microsoft's Latest Data Center Project Could Boost It's Emissions by 40%
The company will run 1.35 GW of Nvidia's latest chips on 100% natural gas
Mar 17
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Google Is Proving You Don't Need On-Site Gas to Build Large Data Centers Quickly
We found documents showing how Google is achieving "speed-to-power" without sacrificing its clean energy goals
Feb 26
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Bypassing the Grid: How Data Centers Are Building Their Own Power Plants
An analysis of 46 behind-the-meter data centers and the equipment powering them
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