Proposed data centre would release energy of 23 Hiroshima bombs per day
DeepLogin · hn · 2026-11-02
CBC reports that a proposed data centre project would consume energy equivalent to 23 Hiroshima atomic bombs per day, sparking local concern over grid load and environmental impact, and spotlighting the energy cost behind AI compute expansion.
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