Talk:Data center
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AI datacenter
I feel like creating a new article on AI datacenter. There is much to be said about ai datacenters. This video sparked my interest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N10w1KvFKNQ . Example content: the ai datacenter build out is responsible for doubling of spot dram prices. Thoughts? Daniel.Cardenas (talk) 15:33, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
- I went ahead and created a ruff draft of the article. Please help improve it. Daniel.Cardenas (talk) 19:09, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
- There is nothing special about an AI datacenter that isn't already mentioned here. Remove See Also entry. --Zac67 (talk) 18:16, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- @Zac67: This is the discussion I was talking about--> ---Avatar317(talk) 23:13, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- That discussion is about that article, I'm talking about this article here. --Zac67 (talk) 15:19, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
- Ok, so the See also section is for links to related articles not already linked above, and AI data center fits that use. ---Avatar317(talk) 01:54, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
- That discussion is about that article, I'm talking about this article here. --Zac67 (talk) 15:19, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
- @Zac67: This is the discussion I was talking about--> ---Avatar317(talk) 23:13, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
- There is nothing special about an AI datacenter that isn't already mentioned here. Remove See Also entry. --Zac67 (talk) 18:16, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Multimedia Writing and Rhetoric
This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 26 January 2026 and 29 April 2026. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Andywu1115 (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by ND902359864 (talk) 15:35, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
New sections added: Classification and Types, Regulation and Policy Responses
Hello, I am a student editor and I am currently working on expanding this Wiki article as part of project for a university course. I have added two sections to the article and changed the lead section according to the sections added over the past couple of days.
First, I added the Classification and Types section before the history section for general knowledge. Within the new section, I provided sourced definitions and quantitative data for each of the four main type of data center. Some important sources include the 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report (LBNL-2001637), IEA's 2025 "Energy and AI" report, and market share data from Synergy Research Group. I also added a summary table comparing the four types of data centers by scale, purpose, and key features.
Secondly, I added a section on Regulation and Policy Responses. Within that section, I added four subsections each covering one aspect of some current policy debates when it comes to the topic of data centers. This includes tax incentives, electricity and grid policy, water usage, and climate policy alignment. For this new content, some important sources are the 2024 JLARC Virginia legislative audit, a 2025 Congressional Research Service report (R48646), University of Michigan's policy report by Nguyen and Green published in 2025, a 2025 study in Nature Sustainability by Xiao, and a report from Inside Climate News and the Environmental. Within the new text added, I aimed to maintain a neutral point of view, as I framed all content as ongoing debates, only listing facts instead of taking a position on the topics. I welcome any feedback on source citations, tone, placement, or article structure from experienced editors. Thank you. ~~~~ Andywu1115 (talk) 08:22, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
- I reverted your second chunk of additions; several of the sources are advocacy sources; the Nguyen source doesn't appear to be peer-reviewed, just some random publication; also mixing in data with the advocacy statements becomes WP:SYNTH. The CRS report is probably the best source of the ones you used. IEA is also a good neutral source. ---Avatar317(talk) 05:48, 3 March 2026 (UTC)