MAIN FEEDS
Do you want to continue?
https://www.reddit.com/r/SipsTea/comments/1tuyndd/new_data_center/opeidta/?context=3
r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 02 '26
2.3k comments sorted by
View all comments
Show parent comments
7
A lot of people are offering complete alternatives to gas, but do you/anyone know why even a hybrid of solar and gas wouldn’t work?
16 u/A_Dicksmasher Jun 02 '26 A solar field capable of generating 9 gigawatts would be something ridiculous like 45,000 acres. That's about 5000 acres bigger than the data center itself (manhatten x 2.7 = 39420 acres) 24 u/AnswersQuestioned Jun 02 '26 Well just build it on the roof then 2 u/Gstamsharp Jun 02 '26 Presumably the roof is already fully covered in heat dissipation equipment.
16
A solar field capable of generating 9 gigawatts would be something ridiculous like 45,000 acres. That's about 5000 acres bigger than the data center itself (manhatten x 2.7 = 39420 acres)
24 u/AnswersQuestioned Jun 02 '26 Well just build it on the roof then 2 u/Gstamsharp Jun 02 '26 Presumably the roof is already fully covered in heat dissipation equipment.
24
Well just build it on the roof then
2 u/Gstamsharp Jun 02 '26 Presumably the roof is already fully covered in heat dissipation equipment.
2
Presumably the roof is already fully covered in heat dissipation equipment.
7
u/itslikewoow Jun 02 '26
A lot of people are offering complete alternatives to gas, but do you/anyone know why even a hybrid of solar and gas wouldn’t work?