>The building and electrical infrastructure are far cheaper than the hardware.

Maybe it's cheaper if we measure by dollars or something, but at the same time we lack the political will to actually do it without something like AI on the horizon.

For example, many data center operators are pushing for nuclear power: https://www.ehn.org/why-microsoft-s-move-to-reopen-three-mil...

That's one example among many.

So I'm hesitant to believe that "electricity is a small cost" of the whole thing, when they are pushing for something as controversial as nuclear.

Also the 2 are not mutually exclusive. Chip fabs are energy intensive. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ts...