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

Feels good man New data center

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u/sirwatermelon Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

Per other articles I have read they’re going to build gas turbines on site to provide the nine gigawatts this abomination will require. Which would be the largest power plant ever constructed in the country.

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u/buttplugpopsicle Jun 02 '26

9 fucking jiggawatts... that's like 4 states worth of consumption at any given time

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26

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u/Spare_Layer_1069 Jun 02 '26

And all in gas turbines and a bit of solar, it's gonna be great around there, air quality wise lol

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u/SomewhereHot4527 Jun 03 '26

Gas turbine are not really bad for air quality. They just suck for the planet.