China's Data Center Boom: A View from Zhangjiakou (2025) (sinocities.substack.com)

28 points by fzliu 5mo ago ↗ HN

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They really should be building such things deep underground, at least to offer some basic protection against the various adversaries.

I assume we do too...we do right?

jankeymeulen 5mo ago ↗

From the article: 1.859 billion kWh. Divide by 1 year = 212 megawatt. Definitely not small. Not that gigantic either, compared to current day (US) AI/hyperscalers.