Datacenter Engineer: Every 2x Training Energy Saved Justifies 10x More Datacenters
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-19
An engineer working on datacenter efficiency explains the perverse logic of his job: every 2x saved on training wattage justifies building 10x more datacenters — a live example of Jevons paradox, where efficiency gains fuel expansion rather than reduction in energy use.
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