A massive Wyoming data center will soon use 5x more power than the state's human occupants - but no one knows who is using it
In other words, the same amount of power as any other AI datacenter. It does make for a good headline though. Wyoming has less people state wide than big cities outside of the state. Cheyenne, the state capitol has only 65,132 residents.
- Population of the state of Wyoming: 587,618 (2024)
- Population of the city of Oklahoma City: 702,767 (2023)
- Population of the city of Los Angeles: 3.879 million (2024)
JohnFen · 5h ago
> In other words, the same amount of power as any other AI datacenter.
Obviously. The point is that it's an insane amount of power.
Bender · 3h ago
Indeed. I am curious if or when investors will see AI as a bubble or if the money train continues forever. It also seems to go against the green movement so it must be important to someone. I still do not really understand the emphasis on calling out the population given it will be connected to the internet which is the earths population, possibly minus sanctioned countries.
In other words, the same amount of power as any other AI datacenter. It does make for a good headline though. Wyoming has less people state wide than big cities outside of the state. Cheyenne, the state capitol has only 65,132 residents.
- Population of the state of Wyoming: 587,618 (2024)
- Population of the city of Oklahoma City: 702,767 (2023)
- Population of the city of Los Angeles: 3.879 million (2024)
Obviously. The point is that it's an insane amount of power.