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Trees vs. Data Centers
Photo 1: Memphis, TN (top)
Photo 2: Sandston, VA

Photo 3: Abilene, Texas

Photo 4: New Albany, OH

Photo 5: Fayetteville, GA



That depends heavily on the quality bar, not just aggregate capacity. Gemini 3.5 Flash qualifies on 42 of 52 tasks at a 75% bar, but only 15 at 100%—so routine workloads may remain cheap while demanding ones become premium. The real question is how much of today’s usage needs near-perfect output.