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points by zombot 17 hours ago | 0 comments
How many minutes does your average AI data center last on that amount?
[–] myrmidon 16 hours ago
Largest operational/planned AI datacenters are in the 2GW+ range, so ~600min for one of those.

But a more typical size would be around 200MW, which could run over a week on 20GWh.

[–] BOOSTERHIDROGEN 12 hours ago
Where is that data center ?
[–] myrmidon 11 hours ago
AWS New Carlisle in Indiana is probably at ~1GW right now and scheduled to hit ~2.2GW when finished (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/29/amazon-opens-11-billion-ai-d...).

Microsoft Fairwater Wisconsin is currently at 400ish MW and projected to scale beyond 2GW of electrical power by mid 2028, as buildings currently still under construction come online (according to: https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/microsoft-fa...).