China builds massive 800-megawatt AI data center campus to rival US Stargate project
China has constructed the first 120MW of its Galaxy AI data center campus in Inner Mongolia in less than a year, at one-fifth the cost of comparable US projects.
China is constructing an 800-megawatt AI data center campus in Inner Mongolia that could potentially challenge the economics of America's Stargate project, according to a new report from SemiAnalysis. The facility's first phase, 120MW, was completed by Envision in under a year.
Researchers who visited the site in September found that the Galaxy AI data center cost only one-fifth of comparable US projects. This significant cost advantage comes from innovative approaches to construction and power management.
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AI data centers require enormous amounts of electricity, and Envision has taken an unconventional approach to secure this power. The company is building its own wind farms and battery storage facilities directly alongside the computing infrastructure.
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