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		iamdeedubs on Jan 27, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nvidia’s $589B DeepSeek rout One example of restarting a previously shuttered nuclear power plant to power a data center. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/26/1104516/three-mi... Although the fine print is that it will be dumping power into the grid to be pulled out by various DCs vs powering them directly

paxys on Jan 27, 2025 [–]

There is an ongoing debate about these companies drawing direct power from private plants vs going through the grid, but I can't see why big tech won't win in the end, especially in today's environment of deregulation.

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