[bakies]

if you launch enough solar panels to power the data center into space, its easier to put them on the ground. Yeah there's some less power, but also have six times the lifespan so just build twice as many and it's still more efficient. Getting land in Texas can't be that hard.

[idontwantthis]

You could build them at the South Pole, or at the bottom of the ocean and it will still be easier than putting them in space. Just think of maintenance.

Oh no, your power supply burned out Space: Welp, that entire data center node is dead now. Antarctica: OK, put a technician on a modified C-130.