FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 5 days agoA major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power gridwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldfuck_ai@lemmy.world
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minus-squareempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoCorrect! But that costs money to build. Why do that when you could offload the consequences to someone else?
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIn a functioning system, anyone connecting a large site to the grid would need to sign a contract about how they’ll use power which would include these provisions, and a contract without them would cost far more.
Correct! But that costs money to build. Why do that when you could offload the consequences to someone else?
In a functioning system, anyone connecting a large site to the grid would need to sign a contract about how they’ll use power which would include these provisions, and a contract without them would cost far more.