▲ 952 ▼ County With 37 Data Centers Asks Schools to ‘Conserve Electricity’ (www.404media.co) submitted 4 months ago by Nobody_Special@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 73 comments fedilink hide all child comments Henrico County is a major hub for data centers in Virginia. Its officials said it expects a 25% rise in electricity costs next year, and advised workers to close the blinds and turn off their computers to make up for it.
[+] Photonic@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MML@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago They also cut the taxes the corporations pay by 50%, at least they didn't have to build homes or anything useless. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago They also cut the taxes the corporations pay by 50%, at least they didn't have to build homes or anything useless. permalink fedilink source parent