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← Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built.
17 connected korrents · 14 moments on record from 2 Apr 2021 to 4 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy .
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10 Jun 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of the AI datacenter buildout remains a real worry. — tap to centre the map on it Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of… Last stated a year ago
6 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-06 — tap for who they are
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Simon Willison — holds since 2024-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather than optimises. — tap to centre the map on it Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather… Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least. — tap to centre the map on it Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least. Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a multi-decade investment. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a… Last stated 2 years ago
10 Jun 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres had not raised the average American household's electricity bill as of 2025; inflation and the gas-price shock did. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres had not raised the average American household's electricity bill as of 2025; inflation and the… Last stated 11 months ago
10 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres should be built to degrade gracefully when the grid needs its power back, instead of demanding perfect uptime from utilities that have idle capacity most of the year. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres should be built to degrade gracefully when the grid needs its power back, instead of demanding perfect… Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data-centre electricity consumption will rise substantially even after allowing for every efficiency gain now in sight. — tap to centre the map on it Data-centre electricity consumption will rise substantially even after allowing for every efficiency… Last stated 2 years ago
10 Jun 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting generators cover one per cent of the year is what makes an off-grid solar data centre affordable, because the last few gloomy days set the whole array size. — tap to centre the map on it Letting generators cover one per cent of the year is what makes an off-grid solar data centre affordable, because the… Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred… Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable… Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of… Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because… Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before… Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar… Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. — tap to centre the map on it China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built.
Holds BP Brian PotterRead this korrent →
Concerns about the energy cost of an individual LLM prompt are no longer credible, though the environmental impact of the AI datacenter buildout remains a real worry.
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Cooling adds nothing to what a data centre produces, which is why it is the first thing a good design deletes rather than optimises.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least.
Holds
Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a multi-decade investment.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Data centres had not raised the average American household's electricity bill as of 2025; inflation and the gas-price shock did.
Holds AM Andy Masley
Data centres should be built to degrade gracefully when the grid needs its power back, instead of demanding perfect uptime from utilities that have idle capacity most of the year.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Data-centre electricity consumption will rise substantially even after allowing for every efficiency gain now in sight.
Holds BP Brian Potter
Letting generators cover one per cent of the year is what makes an off-grid solar data centre affordable, because the last few gloomy days set the whole array size.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds BC Brian G. Chow
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Holds BS Bruce Schneier
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Holds DW Dan WangAT Adam Tooze