• Jolteon@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    Data centers are driving up the price of electricity, but why would they build in a place where electricity was already extremely high?

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      4 days ago

      My dude, data center owners are actually trying to stand up new nuclear facilities to fulfill their own demand. Doesn’t matter if it’s in New York or Wyoming: math’s clearly not working out.

      (FWIW I’m totally on board with new power infrastructure, but I don’t trust these geniuses to build or maintain it)