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It may be better to tax activities considered harmful for society, and subsidize those considered beneficial. For example, Microsoft, Facebook and Google data
by zxcb1 5y ago
It may be better to tax activities considered harmful for society, and subsidize those considered beneficial.
For example, Microsoft, Facebook and Google data centers are deemed appropriate use of renewable energy in Sweden and are thus subsidized.
However, will there be sufficient renewable energy available for Swedish citizens in the long run, with continued data center build outs?
- moogly 5y agoThe bigger "problem" for Sweden's power production is the modernized "fossil-free" steel production which will require (at least) a 50% total capacity increase over the coming decade or so. Data centers are a drop in the ocean in comparison.