$NBIS originally assessed the possibility of using $BE, but rejected it due to its inability to operate without grid access


They wanted maximum flexibility, which Bergen Engines can provide, as AI workloads are not constant or stable
Management wanted baseload-ready capacity immediately, with the ability to ramp to peak load within hours. Bergen plus Piller stabilization could do that. Bloom, on its own, could not
Bergen would also be cheaper by around 40%. On 250 MW running 8,760 hours a year, that translates to roughly $131M more per year under Bloom
Over the 10-year contract, that means $1.3B of cumulative extra spend
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