Amazon's Massive Data Center Campus in Indiana for A.I. Work
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Summary
Amazon is building a massive data center campus in Indiana, consuming 2.2 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to powering a million homes. The site will host around 30 data centers with specialized computer chips.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledAmazon’s vast data center campus will consume 2.2 gigawatts of electricity — enough to power a million homes.
Over the next several years, Amazon plans to build around 30 data centers at the site, packed with hundreds of thousands of specialized computer chips.
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