Meta’s natural gas binge could power South Dakota | TechCrunch Meta's upcoming Hyperion AI data center will be powered by 10 new natural gas plants.

#AI #datacentres are getting too big.
Like #Meta’s new #HyperionAI data - expected to use as much electricity as South Dakota.
#Meta plans to back 10 natural gas plants in Louisiana.
The wider data centre project is expected to cost $27 billion.
#ecodestruction
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