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Weird how that works (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 0 points 5 months ago (6 children)

To be fair, it was only a few small areas that couldn't handle that kind of load, mostly because they couldn't handle the load they already had.

I think it's unlikely that data centers were built in those few areas.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (5 children)

    Data centers are being built in precisely areas that can't handle them because the land+construction is cheapest.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I was referring to areas that couldn't handle their existing electrical load. In nearly all of those areas, the scarcity of electricity drives up the price, so it seems unlikely a data center would build there due to how high the ongoing power costs would be.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I hate to disappoint you, but data centers are driving up the price of electricity. This is a very well-documented phenomenon.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    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 points 5 months 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)

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