SoCal has an unlikely AI mecca: industrial Vernon

[quaint]

LATimes

Vernon, an industrial town with just a little more than 200 residents, has become Southern California’s unlikely AI data center hub, with facilities consuming power equivalent to more than 26,000 homes.
Tech companies are drawn to Vernon’s cheap electricity from its public utility and lack of neighborhood opposition that has blocked data centers elsewhere. (AI synopsis)

The race toward superintelligence is reshaping infrastructure requirements across every industry,” said Michael Wall, executive vice president at Prime Data Centers, which built the Vernon data center. “We’re working to give businesses the foundation they need to build and deploy the next generation of AI models — faster, more efficiently and at massive scale.

No comment; all I have these days are four-letter words.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Existing industrial parks should be the quick and least intrusive locations

[quaint]

2. Good location, yes, my objection is the usage of the power.

[2naSalit]

3. I've hauled...

A lot of freight in and out of Vernon, back in the day. I agree with the location being the least intrusive but I object to the power and water use too.