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		PTOB 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI won't use as much electricity as we are told (2... Has he considered exactly how much concrete is needed to build a datacenter campus?

Diggsey 4 months ago | [–]

Essentially zero as a fraction of global concrete usage...

quickthrowman 4 months ago | [–]

A 6” concrete slab (excluding footings) has ~18,500 cubic yards of concrete per million sqft (54 sqft of 6” slab is one cubic yard of concrete)

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