AI data centers turn to retired jet engines for power
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TechCrunch reported on November 4, citing The New York Times, that some AI data centers are converting retired aircraft jet engines into natural-gas generators to skip years of waiting for grid connections and new turbines. xAI has installed eight converted units in Mississippi to power its Colossus 2 data center in Memphis. Analysts say such units can get a data center running within 24 months, while 100 MW of grid capacity in Northern Virginia takes about seven years.
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- TechCrunch · AIData centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
部分 AI 数据中心正将退役飞机的喷气发动机改装为天然气发电设备，以绕过电网接入和新涡轮机供应的多年等待。据《纽约时报》报道，xAI 已在密西西比州安装八台改装机组，为孟菲斯的 Colossus 2 数据中心供电；分析师称这类机组可让数据中心在 24 个月内运行，而北弗吉尼亚接入 100 megawatts 电网容量约需七年。
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