Why Thermodynamics Rules Future Orbital Data Centers

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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Made this after getting curious how the water-use numbers thrown around in AI news articles actually stack up site-by-site. A few notes:</p>

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This summer has already produced three answers to questions the data center industry would have preferred to leave theoretical. </p> <p>In May,

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Data center power demand is expected to grow +220% from 2023 levels, or +905 TWh, to a record 1,350 TWh by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs. This

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<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A massive <strong>hyperscale data center project</strong> in rural <strong>Box Elder County, Utah</strong>, led by Shark Tank investor Kevin