A big AI data center uses about 1 GWh of power each night.

A large battery storage site is about 500MWh.

So this is totally doable and it’s also going to be economical as soon as the US has built enough LNG export capacity.

gnabgib 6 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

A medium AI data center uses 1GWh.. per hour.. 10-14GWh overnight (the shoulders aren't strong solar producers). Google 1GW (India), Meta 2GW (Louisiana), Meta 1GW (Texas), Stargate 1GW (UAE), Tsukuba 1GW (Japan), Gangwon Hyperscaler 1GW (South Korea), Teesside AI 6GW (UK).

https://constructionreviewonline.com/top-5-largest-data-cent...

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vrighter 21 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

so, half an hour's worth?

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noosphr 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That's a big data enter from last decade. Today big data enters use 4GWh power in winter. So only 8 of them.

	▲	konschubert 15 hours ago \| parent [-]
		4GWh of power in what time frame? Either way, in winter you’ll need the gas turbines, I didn’t claim otherwise.