Data Centers That Generate Their Own Power: Modular ARBOK-ALB Generation

In 2026 the President of the United States demanded that new and large data centers produce their own electricity, give or sell any surplus to the local community or the grid, and pay the community "dividends" so that power prices do not rise and may fall. The demand is fair, but it assumes that a data center can generate reliably around the clock. Solar and wind deliver power only when the resource is present, gas turbines are booked for years and tied to the gas price, and nuclear needs 10–15 years to the first kilowatt, while the load is needed in 2027. US data-center demand is estimated at about 270 GW across 3,400 facilities, Goldman Sachs projects a 165% rise in data-center electricity demand by 2030, and the state of Maine has already banned sites above 20 MW until November 2027. This preprint describes ARBOK-ALB, a modular generator in a 20-foot container with a unit capacity of 1.5 MW, which runs on any water (sea, industrial or sewage), needs no fuel, sun, wind or uranium, reaches full power from a cold start in 30 minutes, and is placed next to the load. Capacity grows linearly with the number of units, so a data center is covered by adding containers, and failure of one unit does not stop the others. The by-products of ALB, heat, oxygen and hydrogen, form the practical content of the "dividends" for the community. ALB is delivered under off-take and PPA terms: the customer invests no capital in generation and guarantees purchase of energy at a fixed price under a long-term contract. ARBOK Strategic Research Institute. License: CC BY 4.0.