AI data centers
4 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 1, 2024 by Stephen Lacey · across every show →
Everything said about AI data centers, oldest first
Feb 1, 2024 negative
Lacey: AI data centers need grid transmission, not advanced nuclear breakthroughs
“I don't think we really need any energy breakthroughs to serve these data centers, though. We just need a lot more transmission to get clean power to these data centers, and it's, I mean, it's an infrastructure challenge and there are a lot of ways that you ca…”
Apr 17, 2024 bearish
Bhargava: Individual AI data centers will add 1.5 gigawatts of load
“Data centers are going to get real hairy. It is going to be a lot of load coming on very, very, very quickly, and the power sector has not dealt with that much load that quickly when you've got a gigawatt and a half, you know data center coming online, and tha…”
Aug 26, 2026 bullish
Aug 26, 2026 bullish
Dennett: Structural demand for US copper will hold regardless of politics
“The structural logic at the end of the day is going to hold regardless of who's in office, because you can't electrify anything. You can't build AI data centers without copper, and much of the world's current refining and processing capacity sits outside the U…”