BLACKSBURG, Va., May 4 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Note to readers: This series of articles focuses on researchers whose work improves efficiency, addresses concerns, or offers alternative solutions to some of the pressing issues created by data centers.
To fully grasp the enormity of the challenge of powering data centers, it helps to understand the scale of what's actually required to do so.
A small-to-mid-sized city might use 200-300 megawatts. Meanwhile, xAI's Colossus 2 data center, outside Memphis, has already exceeded that amount, with hopes to eventually build out to a full 2 gigawatts. But even that would only put a dent in the potential 130 gigawatt data center deman...