Google's data center energy head says space data centers cost up to 100x more than Earth-based ones, and US power supply is sufficient but permits are slow (Amir Efrati/The Information)

Amir Efrati / The Information:
Google's data center energy head says space data centers cost up to 100x more than Earth-based ones, and US power supply is sufficient but permits are slow  —  Data centers in space could cost up to 100 times as much as those on Earth, Google's head of data center energy said this week …

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