[mayama]

Most locations that could provide guaranteed power for western companies with stable governments are also full of NIMBY or NGO who could easily blockade those datacenters. Then you'll have to run to offgrid locations where you have to build 24hr battery for solar with closed loop cooling. Is 24hr battery+solar on earth cheaper than LEO satellites in constant sun without batteries? That's the question that would make or break satellite datacenters, as political climate against AI datacenters is increasingly getting bad with increasing electricity prices.

[Dylan16807]

> Is 24hr battery+solar on earth cheaper than LEO satellites in constant sun without batteries?

I'll be shocked if it isn't.

[rayiner]

Cost of a full H100 rack is approaching the price to shoot it into space at $1,500 per kilogram.