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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty (www.wired.com)

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A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

"Net Zero by 2040" is actually a fairly realistic goal since the AI bubble will burst WAY before then.

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