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Oracle, OpenAI plan $165B data center and power plant in New Mexico

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Oracle and OpenAI are reportedly planning a massive $165 billion data center and power plant project in New Mexico. This facility is intended to be the world's largest electro-chemical methane power plant. Critics express concern over the potential pollution and environmental destruction associated with the project, noting that the stated budget does not account for future cleanup costs. AI

IMPACT This massive infrastructure investment by OpenAI and Oracle could signal a significant increase in the demand for computational power and energy required for advanced AI development.

RANK_REASON Significant infrastructure investment by major tech companies. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Oracle, OpenAI plan $165B data center and power plant in New Mexico

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Significant infrastructure investment by major tech companies. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]
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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Oracle & OpenAI are trying to build a gigantic data center/powerplant in New Mexico, USA. They are planning on spending $165 billion on this one project. If bui

    Oracle & OpenAI are trying to build a gigantic data center/powerplant in New Mexico, USA. They are planning on spending $165 billion on this one project. If built, it'll be the _largest_ electro-chemical methane power plant _anywhere_ The pollution and destruction will be on a sc…

    LINKS earthworks.org/…/project-jupiter-in-new-m…

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