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90% of New Texas Power Demand Is AI Data Centers – And the State Just Hit Pause (www.gadgetreview.com)

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A 7% survey response rate tells you everything about how this industry operated before scrutiny arrived.

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[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Texans: can we please not lose power the next time there is a blizzard

Abbott: best we can do is AI slop pictures of people not freezing to death

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz [S] 8 points 3 months ago

Texas: The Oil Dictatorship That Doesn't Even Bother To Bribe Their Peasant Class

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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 4 points 3 months ago

Not true - they can also hop over to Cancún!!

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