Data centers

The genius of Elon Musk is on display in Memphis, TN. He took 100 acres that was formally an Electrolux appliance factory and in 122 days converted it to the largest data center in the world. Then in three weeks he installed the computers and the entire one-gigawatt plant will be operational by early 2026. These plants use so much electricity that the power source must be set up before the plant can operate. Memphis could not supply that much power so Musk purchased a nearby abandoned power plant. He brought in gas turbines from closed plants in Europe and installed them at the old power plant site. The future of data centers depends on adequate power supplies and this means providing a private power source for each new plant. They will start with natural gas turbines but in the near future small nuclear reactors will take over.