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AI capex is so big that it's affecting economic statistics

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337 points throw0101c | 2 comments | 18 Jul 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.573s | source
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gazpacho ◴[18 Jul 25 20:30 UTC] No.44609473[source]▶
I just wish we forced every new data center to be built with renewables or something. The marginal cost over a conventional data center can’t be that big compared to the total cost, and these companies can afford it. Maybe it can help advance the next generation of small modular nuclear reactors or something.
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1. bpodgursky ◴[18 Jul 25 20:51 UTC] No.44609701[source]▶
These companies would all LOVE to use small modular nuclear reactors in their datacenters... if the NRC ever got around to approving a license for one.
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2. loeg ◴[19 Jul 25 00:43 UTC] No.44611472[source]▶
People like the idea of economical SMRs, but it seems unlikely they will ever be economical. There's no real reason not to just build LMRs instead (e.g., AP1000).