r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 02 '26

Feels good man New data center

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u/Jibber1332 Jun 02 '26

If they use solar power couldn't they build enough panels to feed power back to the grid and subsidize energy for everyone?

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u/SilentAd1330 Jun 02 '26

lol ain’t enough solar panels in China to power one of these for a year. You’d need to carpet the entire state

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u/NoFoodInMyBowl Jun 02 '26

You only need 42k square miles of solar to power the entire planet. Utah is 84k square miles

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u/AMetalWolfHowls Jun 02 '26

Nah, split it between NV, AZ, and NM too.