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> The local utility will largely use natural gas to generate the additional electricity needed to power Amazon’s data center Sad, but expected.
by progbits 1y ago
> The local utility will largely use natural gas to generate the additional electricity needed to power Amazon’s data center
Sad, but expected.
- sigmoid10 1y agoAt this point we have to be glad it's not coal. After all we have a president that just passed an executive order to foster the "Beautiful Clean Coal Industry"
- blibble 1y ago> At this point we have to be glad it's not coal. it will be if the coal price drops far enough
- gadders 1y agoIt's either that or nuclear.
- lordswork 1y agoFar better than xAI's data center being powered by mobile Diesel generators
- perihelions 1y agoxAI is natural gas, not diesel.
- polski-g 1y agoDecades of lies about nuclear has its downsides.
- thegreatpeter 1y agoFor something to be considered "sad", there needs to be an available, practical alternative. What should they have chosen instead?
- joelthelion 1y agoWe could not build new data centers and focus on fixing the real issues instead. We could always revisit this decision once clean power is actually available.
- TOGoS 1y agoCover the roof in solar panels and use the power to do something useful instead of running bullshit generators. Or maybe a park with some oak trees and a frisbee golf course idk.