Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/03/inside-the-data-centers-that-train-ai-and-drain-the-electrical-grid
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Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid

A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?

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so many different trains of thoughts in this one: water usage, electricity prices, world models, robotics, china's clean energy investments, US (federal administration) focus on not using the term "climate change" and more.

having worked in a data center before, the description of the tinnitus inducing environment brings back noisy memories.

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2025

Summary

A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?

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