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This could/should(?) be fixed by taxing CO2 emissions. I'm not sure what it works in e.g. the US, but some countries have this stupid idea that electricity pric
by mrweasel 2y ago
This could/should(?) be fixed by taxing CO2 emissions. I'm not sure what it works in e.g. the US, but some countries have this stupid idea that electricity prices have a build in CO2 tax, but applied to all consumptions, not just that produced by CO2 emitting sources.
Let's say Microsoft could save 25% on their electricity bill by consuming power from wind farms, I think they'd work out a way to do more AI training when the wind is blowing and scale down when more power is delivered from coal.
- energy123 2y agoThe ship has sailed on carbon taxes. It's good policy but voters don't like it, so politicians will never do it. Voters have shown to be okay with direct subsidies and permitting reform, so that's what we must do out of sheer pragmatism.
- s1artibartfast 2y agofind something related to do with the carbon tax, and more people would vote for it.
- ikekkdcjkfke 2y agoAll other measures than procing in the externalities will create perverse incentives to suck up subsidies and grants. It just uses the power of the market to figure out the best
- HumblyTossed 2y ago> I think they'd work out a way to do more AI training when the wind is blowing and scale down when more power is delivered from coal. Maybe they could even use AI to help them figure out when to do that.