One of these huge new AI data centers is being built at a Tesla office in the Silicon Valley town of Palo Alto.
Related storiesDuring a presentation about Tesla's Dojo AI supercomputer, engineer Bill Chang said the company's testing used so much power that it overwhelmed a nearby Palo Alto substation.
A slide from a Palo Alto city presentation The City of Palo AltoThe substation upgrade is being done at unprecedented speed.
It doesn't help that on July 1 Palo Alto increased electric bills by 9%, well ahead of inflation.
She also stressed that Palo Alto utility rates were not increased to pay for this substation upgrade.
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—, Elon Musk, Alistair Barr, Tesla, Bill Chang, Palo Alto Alistair Barr
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Service, Business, Workers, Palo Alto, Palo, Hanover Substation
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Silicon, Palo Alto, CPAU, Palo, Hanover