AI数据中心因电网接入漫长转向改装喷气发动机自发电
原标题：Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
AI 摘要
由于电网接入和新涡轮机交付需等待数年，部分AI数据中心开始采用由退役飞机发动机改装而成的天然气发电机组自行供电。xAI已在密西西比州为Colossus 2数据中心安装8台改装喷气发动机涡轮机，OpenAI在得州Abilene的Stargate站点也使用了燃气轮机，Crusoe则订购了13台ProEnergy改装机组。这类方案可在约24个月内让数据中心投运，远快于北弗吉尼亚接入100兆瓦电网所需的约七年，但效率更低、污染更大，专家认为可能只是短期过渡方案。
正文节选
Stuck in years-long lines for grid connections and new turbines, some AI data centers are making their own electricity with converted jet engines, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The engines, pulled from retired aircraft and rebuilt to burn natural gas, aren’t anyone’s idea of a permanent power plant. But they’re another sign of how far power supply has fallen behind the AI buildout. For companies stuck in those lines, the main draw of converted jet engines is how quickly the engines can be