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re: Enviro groups move to block power supply for Meta’s planned Louisiana AI data center

Posted on 2/19/25 at 4:03 pm to
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
38899 posts
Posted on 2/19/25 at 4:03 pm to
For shits and giggles, and my own information, I google jobs assosiated with new data centers. This is from the one in Nashville:


quote:

Earlier this month, one of its newest data centers was completed outside of Nashville. The 800-acre campus has two buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet, with plans for a third underway. The $1.5 billion facility employed 1,100 construction workers while it was being built and now has 100 full-time employees.



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So it's not that far fetched that the Holly Ridge data center, the largest of it's kind, and almost 3 times the size of Nashville, could support close to 500 jobs.


I also texted a friend very much in the know about the site and ask about the lack of parking on the sketch. To which he replied "that rendering just shows the footprint of the structures and does not include parking lots".


Take that for what it's worth you nay sayers....
Posted by member12
Bob's Country Bunker
Member since May 2008
32587 posts
Posted on 2/19/25 at 5:11 pm to
quote:

The only way there could be that many jobs is if it is a campus where there are several other buildings, too.


Or if they were counting the Powerplant jobs too.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
55411 posts
Posted on 2/19/25 at 6:22 pm to
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Alliance for Affordable Energy and the Union of Concerned Scientists with the Louisiana Public Service Commission


Posted by carnuba
tickfaw
Member since Jan 2009
1295 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 2:07 am to
buckys
Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
2321 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 5:27 am to
They’re counting the HVAC technicians there to keep that overheating pile of servers cool.
Posted by CitizenK
BR
Member since Aug 2019
11897 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 5:33 am to
Union of Concerned Scientists was launched with funding from Russia in the 1980's to try to stop nuclear weapons manufacturing in the USA.

They have always been a far leftist operation of a few dozen far leftist scientists.
Posted by BHM
Member since Jun 2012
3563 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 6:04 am to
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Answer: 500 jobs ELSEWHERE



I don't know how many people it takes to perform daily operations at a data center.

I also don't know how many people it takes to operate three power plants.

I do know this state needs every job it can get.
Posted by LifeTimeTiger2
Member since Apr 2017
476 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 7:09 pm to
You two are clearly geniuses.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70165 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 7:17 pm to
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Data centers aren’t going anywhere


What's your level of expertise on the subject? You say this very confidently.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
144344 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 7:24 pm to
Go yuge and build a new nuclear plant
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
19996 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 8:57 pm to
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You two are clearly geniuses.


Well, I am an electrical engineer that designs data centers for hyperscalers...
Posted by DR93Berlin
Member since Jul 2020
1283 posts
Posted on 2/20/25 at 9:14 pm to
You seem to cut and paste a lot of energy related articles. Any commentary/opinions?
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