France's 10GW Power Surplus Could Yield €350B Annually via AI Datacenters
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-08-10
Citing recent compute deals (valuing at roughly $50 billion per GW) involving SpaceX, Anthropic, and Google, the tweet argues that redirecting France's 10+ GW electrical surplus to AI datacenters could generate over €350 billion annually.
The author laments that this represents a missed opportunity and a crucial key for economic recovery that remains unutilized.
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