Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Jun 1

US data center construction rose to a new record high in official data released today, hitting a pace of nearly $51B/yr (and this only includes data center facilities, not the expensive computers within) Spending is up 28% over the last year and 268% since the launch of ChatGPT

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Third Thoughts · Jun 1

Are you still tracking the chip manufacturing side by any chance?

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 · Jun 1

The pace of total computer & data center investment is something close to $450B/yr now

Daniel Bond · Jun 2

I want to feel bad: how does this compare with the amount spent on clean energy projects?

RBG · Jun 1

Seems like a bubble