New Super Ultra Mega Plus-sized Google center to Nebraska?
- Thread starter Charlie Marlow
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This would be one of the largest such facilities in the country. The estimated power demand would be double that of the entire city of Lincoln. They are looking into building their own natural gas-powered power plant that would be the largest in the state. The scale of the project is mind-blowing.
That said, I am wondering where will they get the water needed for such an operation? And shouldn’t we require them to make a substantial annual investment into Nebraska’s NIL program? It would be pocket change for them to buy us all the top-tier talent we could ever need.
That said, I am wondering where will they get the water needed for such an operation? And shouldn’t we require them to make a substantial annual investment into Nebraska’s NIL program? It would be pocket change for them to buy us all the top-tier talent we could ever need.
Cliff Notes
Pro:
(1) More local jobs
(2) Lots of tax money
Con:
(1) Environmental impact
(2) Higher utility prices for locals
All this so we can have fake pix of Frager sitting on the bench by himself during a timeout?
The resource needs of these data centers don't look sustainable.
The resource needs of these data centers don't look sustainable.
What is going to power it?
Answered my question of power generation. Natural gas is at least better than coal. Interesting that they will operate it. Makes perfect sense, though.
If they are building their own power plant why would the locals pay higher utility prices?
It’s my fear.
That aquifer is the State’s lifeblood
We are still in a state wide drought unless they get the water from the Missouri River they might not be able to use ground water
Isn't Google donating money to the university? A one time $250,000 donation strictly for A.I. research. Gee thanks Google. That is roughly the same as you or I donating a ******* dollar.
These data centers are a growing menace.
There's a reason why they don't put these things in the desert. As Nebraskans, we need to understand ain't no political issue. Lots of examples. Pillen needs to wake up! And don't believe one second that having this **** in our state will be more of a benefit than a curse. Plenty of examples in other states-- Nebraska will not be any different.
Isn't water cooling normally circulated contained systems? Just wondering. Don't know about this stuff.
It is. Aren't farmers that farm in areas that shouldn't, draining it at a rate well exceeding replacement already?
Corn ethanol is about a 1,000x worse use case. This is a drop in the bucket.
No idea but there’s a constant cloud of steam coming out of the Google I pass by
Doesn't it take less than 100 people (not all at one time) to operate a data center once it's up & running?
Obviously a lot more (thousands?) are employed to build the center, but those are short term jobs.
You probably won't watch this, but imo if you wanna learn a bit about it, this is a great vid.