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Why Louisiana? It's pretty hot most of the year. Why not northern states or even Canada? And burning fossil fuels is pretty shady considering how cheap solar h
by paulryanrogers 1y ago
Why Louisiana? It's pretty hot most of the year. Why not northern states or even Canada?
And burning fossil fuels is pretty shady considering how cheap solar has gotten.
- ath3nd 1y agoZuck has aligned himself quickly (like the spineless ass kisser he is) , ideologically and in action, to the Republican party. Of course Meta is gonna use fossil fuels and not woke solar. While they are at it, I am pretty sure they will enable a couple of extra genocides like they did in Myanmar with the extra capacities from that data center.
- Manuel_D 1y agoPeople still want their software to work at night. And last I checked, Louisiana had access to lots of water.
- hshdhdhj4444 1y agoWait, are you making a “with solar electricity will go away at night” argument?
- Manuel_D 1y agoBecause it does? You either have to have a dispatchable energy source to turn on at night and on cloudy days (usually fossil fuels), or storage for 12+ hours. Actually more than 12 hours in case there's extended periods of cloud cover.
- vb6sp6 1y ago[dead]
- smokeydoe 1y agoBecause Louisiana is very rich with natural gas on cheap land, has low regulation, and governor after governor that is down for being a testing ground for new wacky republican policies.
- seanmcdirmid 1y agoThey also placed it near Grand Gulf, and there is a lot of water in that area.