hyperscale data centers

3 statements across 3 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 28, 2024 by Andy Lubershane · across every show →

Everything said about hyperscale data centers, oldest first

Mar 28, 2024
Assertion Supported
Lubbershane: Modern hyperscale data centers require nuclear plant levels of electricity
“These data centers are enormous. I mean, they've gotten the scale in terms of power capacity, power demand requirements of modern data centers. You know, they've gone from tens of megawatts to hundreds of megawatts, and, you know, we've definitely even heard t…”
Andy Lubershane Mar 28, 2024 ▶ 11:47 The electricity gauntlet has arrived
Jun 5, 2025 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kann: The US lacks end-user demand for 1,000 new hyperscale data centers
“And I will state categorically, I don't think there will be a thousand new Hyperscale data centers in the United States anytime soon. I don't think there's actually that much demand for it.”
Shayle Kann Jun 5, 2025 ▶ 32:47 The gas turbine crunch
Mar 12, 2026 bearish
Opinion
Kann: Edge computing latency advantage applies to very few AI applications
“Not for zero applications, but for very few does it seem that you need such low latency that edge has a big benefit over, you know, the sort of, like, regional hyperscale model that we have today.”
Shayle Kann Mar 12, 2026 ▶ 14:27 AI scaling pathways: on grid, on edge, off grid, off planet
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