内蒙古乌兰察布 potato 田变 AI 数据中心，水资源可持续性引担忧
China's 'potato capital' cultivates new crop of data centres as AI boom takes root
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乌兰察布的土豆田改成了机房，算力西迁背后的水电账单这篇讲得挺细，看看 AI 硬件底座的真实代价。
CNA 实地探访内蒙古乌兰察布，当地 potato 种植区正在被大规模 AI 数据中心取代。这波建设热潮改变了居民就业结构，乌兰察布凭借气候凉爽、电价低成为数据中心聚集地。但乌兰察布地处干旱区域，数据中心的冷却用水量让水资源可持续性成为争议焦点。
Original · CNA: Business
China's 'potato capital' cultivates new crop of data centres as AI boom takes root
On the windswept plains of China's Inner Mongolia, potato farms are making way for sprawling AI data centres. CNA visited Ulanqab, where the boom is transforming livelihoods and raising questions about water sustainability in a drought-prone region.
