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Google Data Center Energy Chief: Space Data Centers Cost Up to 100x More Than Earth

A Google energy executive says orbital AI data centers remain far more expensive than terrestrial ones, even as the company tests AI chips in space.

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What to know

  • Google's data center energy chief estimates space-based data centers cost up to 100 times more than equivalent Earth-based facilities.
  • The same executive says current US power supply is sufficient for data center growth, with slow permitting as the main constraint.
  • The assessment is notable because Google itself is separately testing AI server chips in orbit.

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    Google exec says US power supply is adequate, permits are slow

    The same Google executive said the US electricity supply is sufficient to meet data center demand, but that slow permitting processes are constraining new capacity.

    “Data centers in space could cost up to 100 times as much as those on Earth, Google's head of data center energy said this week, a reality check from a company that itself is testing AI server chips in orbit.”
    — The Information, Technology news outlet · source
    • Techmeme@techhub.social

      Google's data center energy head says space data centers cost up to 100x more than Earth-based ones, and US power supply is sufficient but permits are slow (Amir Efrati/The Information) https://www. theinformation.com/articles/go ogle-energy-chief-space-data-centers-cost-100-times-earth http://www. techmeme.com/261101/p10#a26110 1p10

      Techmeme@techhub.socialMastodon11d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • 'Data centers in space could cost up to 100 times as much as those on Earth, Google's head of data center energy said this week, a reality check from a company that itself is testing AI server chips in orbit.' www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ ...

      @jessefelder.comBluesky11d agoview on Bluesky ↗

    • In a blow to Elon Musk's vaporware pronouncements, Google's head of data-center energy says putting data centers in space could cost up to 100x more than building them on Earth. — 😬

      @carnage4lifeBluesky11d agoview on Bluesky ↗
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    Google exec quantifies space data centers as up to 100x costlier — Google's head of data center energy told The Information that building and running data centers in orbit could cost up to 100 times more than comparable facilities on Earth.

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