Thermal imagery from space offers a rare view of heat output from high-load facilities
Booming demand from artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency mining has been pushing electricity use higher worldwide, putting growing strain on power grids as energy-hungry data centers expand at a rapid pace.
A high-resolution thermal image released this month by UK-based thermal satellite operator SatVu offered a rare glimpse at activity inside a high-load site, with heat signatures tracing where cooling and electrical systems are under load.
The image shows a Bitcoin-mining data center campus in Rockdale, Texas. According to the website space.com…
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