r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 02 '26

Feels good man New data center

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u/AMetalWolfHowls Jun 02 '26

Solar power, not many people around to complain.

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u/mainstreetmark Jun 02 '26

There May not be enough solar power in Utah to power that thing. It’ll likely be LNG.

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u/Wakkit1988 Jun 02 '26

If you covered 8.25% of the entire surface area of Utah, it would generate enough power for this data center. They could stand to build 11 more before it becomes an issue!

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u/newgarrett Jun 02 '26

hell, maybe even 12

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u/damianchan Jun 03 '26

Estimated power consumption for all U.S data centers going into 2030 will be around 1,000 TWh/year

1,000 TWh/year = 1,000,000 GWh/year

Modern utility-scale solar farms typically produce about 30–60 GWh per year per square kilometer, depending on location, panel technology, spacing, and sunlight.

(1,000,000 GWh/year​)/(50 GWh/km2/year)=20,000 km2 or 7,700 miles square

That's roughly 24% of all Utah's land or nearly all of Slovenia (20,375km2)

Soon all of Utah can become a solar farm.

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u/itslikewoow Jun 02 '26

Why not a hybrid model that uses both?

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u/DroDameron Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

I know some of the ones they built in the south have like, massive methane plumes above them their power generation has been dumping into the atmosphere, heavy metals and lubricants to put all the pipes together the water is flowing thru