Wir starten rekordverdächtige Nuklear-, Solar- und Gas-Mega-Projekte im Herbst auf 18 Millionen Quadratmeter Datenzentren in Texas
Wir starten rekordverdächtige Nuklear-, Solar- und Gas-Mega-Projekte im Herbst auf 18 Millionen Quadratmeter Datenzentren in Texas
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> Fermi America’s ambitious „Hypergrid“ project, set to launch on July 4 near Amarillo, Texas, aims to revolutionize the U.S. energy and AI infrastructure landscape by integrating **nuclear, natural gas, solar, and wind power** to support 18 million square feet of data centers, marking a strategic push towards national security and energy independence.
> The Hypergrid project is set to encompass **18 million square feet of AI data centers**, powered by a diverse array of energy sources. Located near Amarillo, Texas, this facility will combine nuclear, natural gas, solar, and wind energy, creating a robust and sustainable power ecosystem. The facility aims to achieve an astounding 11 gigawatts (GW) of IT capacity, a scale that can **energize over 8.2 million homes.**
> This endeavor not only promises to be a colossal energy and data complex but also symbolizes a strategic move to bolster the nation’s energy independence and technological prowess. U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry pointed out the widening gap in nuclear energy developments between the U.S. and countries like China, **which is constructing 22 nuclear reactors.**
> The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing Fermi’s applications, which include plans for **multiple** 1-GW nuclear reactors. This initiative aligns with executive actions aimed at accelerating reactor approvals and reforming the NRC’s regulatory framework.
> Despite the promise of clean energy, the project faces scrutiny. Critics express concerns about the potential risks of hastening reforms, warning against compromising safety and public trust. Recent developments, such as President Trump’s **dismissal** of NRC commissioner Chris Hanson, have fueled debates over the future of nuclear policy and **regulation.**
Weird how gas and coal energy aren’t being used. Wonder why?
A scale that could power 8.2 million homes… but won’t, because we need to dump it all into chatbots.
it’s worse when you consider that we don’t have enough water for these data centers… they need to find another way to cool the computers.
Last year America installed 50GW of solar.
China installed 96GW. Last month.
America is currently building 2 nuclear reactors. China is building 27.
Every 18 months, China adds an entire United States grid worth of generation capacity (coal/natural gas mainly).
98% of global supply of LFP is made in China.
Aren’t these numbers just crazy to imagine?! Check each one if you want. Energy cost is the #1 predictor of a societies future.
The next ten years will be pretty crazy!
Someone needs to invade our ass and stop this shit right now. Literal insanity. We’re annihilating any chance of reaching zero emissions so we can create imaginary bullshit. At a time when should probably be banning all recreational fossil fuel use, we’re doing this instead.
And we all know how well innovative mega-projects work out in the US.
But I thought big government projects were wasteful??!
Meanwhile Texas power grids constantly collapse to homes..
The companies involved in the Hypergrid project include:
* **Fermi America:** The Texas-based energy development company co-founded by former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, which is leading the project.
Lol
Data center in Texas is a fantastic choice! Good job everyone!
Good thing the Texas panhandle has plenty of water and never experiences droughts
Lithium is super cheap right now. No idea why countries with tons of sun aren’t just building massive solar farms with batteries. It’s fast and extremely cost-effective. Solar is around $1 million per MW, and utility-scale batteries are now as low as $100-300 per kWh depending on region.
Nuclear, on the other hand, is the total opposite. It takes forever to build and costs a fortune. The Vogtle plant in the U.S. came in at over $30 billion for just 2.2 GW. Hinkley Point C in the UK is expected to hit around £40–50 billion. That’s $15–20 million per MW, compared to $1M or less for solar. And the electricity from nuclear ends up costing over $120/MWh in many Western countries, while solar is already around $30–60/MWh and still dropping.
What in the actual goddamn fuck is this shit? These slackjawed, soulless, human-skinsuit-wearing ghouls have been fighting renewable energy for decades. *Decades*. But now, when they need it to power their fucking AI apocalypse for cheap, now it’s fucking *good actually*?
This is so horribly stupid and such a bad idea then the planet needs to conserve power they’re deciding to go all out with let’s burn as much energy as humanly possible how fast can we make this planet uninhabitable
Hell yeah, i know 1 place that for sure will not be losing power the next time it snows. We can all just go there and start burning the solar panels for heat or something.
So we’re ok with woke energy for incels, just not everyday life?
Massive AI data centers all so some weird freaks online can make fetish porn from home
The future used to be exciting. Why did it go so horribly wrong
I’m surprised at all the negative comments. Does /futurology not believe the AI hype?
I’m only an uneducated observer, but a Hypergrid to power AI seems peak futurology.
We are supersizing our own destruction to fuel the very robots that will destroy us. What a time…
A bunch of selfish imbeciles sprinting blindly towards creating our potential destroyer.
The sheer amount of WATER these data centers will rape from communities and families.
Where the EMP @
Infrastructure is crumbling, outages are the norm in many places, but sure. Of course football fields of datacenters get their own state of the art grid.