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Where is the smart play to power these data centers?

Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:44 am
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
5663 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 10:44 am
I keep hearing power supply is a bottleneck on current and future data center development. I've been holding IBAT and POWR etfs but not seeing much bump in these group plays.

I started in nuclears but exited about 3 months ago. Is natural gas producers or transporters where it's at?
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
22433 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 11:43 am to
Small nuke reactors are what they are going forward with. Some are going to onsite natural gas generation but nukes will dominate sometime in the near future.
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
34474 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:07 pm to
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onsite natural gas generation

This should be a no brainer.
Posted by Nu Iota Prophet
Texas
Member since Jul 2012
160 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:08 pm to
Natural Gas compression companies that manufacture engines (Caterpillar) and gas compression devices that attach to those engines (Dover).
Posted by ColoradoAg03
Denver, CO
Member since Oct 2012
6701 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:18 pm to
Natural gas and geothermal. Look at Fervo for geothermal.
Posted by Tiger4life306
Member since Apr 2016
918 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:23 pm to
I keep thinking one day we will utilize this big ball of infinite energy radiating in the sky, but I couldn’t be more wrong.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
22433 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:34 pm to
quote:

This should be a no brainer.


It is quite difficult because pipelines just aren't run anywhere. Plus the engineering to build NG generation isn't cheap. There are so many variables and you just never know what the future pressures and flow for a pipeline will be.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
22433 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:36 pm to
quote:

I keep thinking one day we will utilize this big ball of infinite energy radiating in the sky, but I couldn’t be more wrong.


The problem with that is, most if not all the energy on the planet comes from the sun but it is just a small amount of what the sun sends our way. Much of what the sun sends us is reflected back out into space. If you start reducing how much sun is reflected, you start increasing the amount of energy that gets trapped on the planet. If you want a direct way to increase the temperature of the planet, trapping more solar energy is a great way to do it.
Posted by hometownhero89
Center of the Earth
Member since Aug 2007
2168 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 12:39 pm to
If OKLO has continued success with the Aurora Generator then I expect them to be a market leader for powering data centers.
Posted by b-rab2
N. Louisiana
Member since Dec 2005
12972 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 2:15 pm to
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geothermal


Not many places can do this. Doesn't get hot enough.
Posted by LigerFan
Member since Jan 2014
2877 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 2:34 pm to
There's some ideas being floated around to damn the Mississippi River and get some power out of that baby
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
5663 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 3:10 pm to
Missed opportunity in Richland Parish?
Posted by Specktricity
Lafayette
Member since May 2011
1361 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

I keep thinking one day we will utilize this big ball of infinite energy radiating in the sky, but I couldn’t be more wrong.


To be fair, That is Elon's end goal. His plan is to fill space with data centers powered by solar. That is the point of Starbase Louisiana.
Posted by Sput
Member since Mar 2020
9226 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 4:26 pm to
Hearing a lot about wood pellets or wood chips lately to help be “green”
Posted by carguymatt
Member since Aug 1998
Member since Jun 2015
1155 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 7:58 pm to
I'm not saying it's a smart play, maybe experts can weigh in but one I discovered the other day that's interesting is INIO.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
26206 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 8:17 pm to
Power is a bit perplexing right now.
I think VST and AGX are extremely interesting at current prices.

BE should have been the obvious trade a year ago.

Months of consolidation probably isn’t a bad thing. Don’t lose patience.

Have you heard of SEI or FPS?

Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
5663 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 8:56 pm to
Timed VST pretty well in June. Got out ahead of the volatility. Rode GEV for a good return. Haven’t heard of SEI and FPS. Both showing profitability. The whole sector appears skittish right now. It’s got to blow eventually.

I bought into the ETFs thinking the rising tide will lift all boats - ie. pick & shovel stocks like FIX, ETN & Schneider. Patience may be the right attitude at this juncture.
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
5663 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 9:00 pm to
INIO is new to me also. Interesting, Strategic positioning, but has taken a beating last six months. Hard to track non domestic stocks.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
22433 posts
Posted on 9/23/26 at 8:59 am to
quote:

To be fair, That is Elon's end goal. His plan is to fill space with data centers powered by solar. That is the point of Starbase Louisiana.



Space based solar will be great to follow. I think they'll have more issues with cooling than they realize but we shall see.
Posted by ynlvr
Rocket City
Member since Feb 2009
5663 posts
Posted on 9/23/26 at 9:10 am to
Very Promising. Keeping an eye on this Space
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