AI data center construction pushes into rural America
The Washington Post reports that powerful chips make AI data centers need far more electricity, pushing construction toward lower-cost rural sites near fiber lines.
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The Washington Post reports that U.S. data centers built to power AI need far more electricity because of their powerful chips. It says construction is moving into lower-cost rural areas near fiber internet lines, while satellite imagery shows warehouselike structures occupying former farmland and desert.
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