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Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid
- bookofjoe 8mo agohttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/18/business/energy-environment/data-center-energy-gas-generators.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.fkF0.-ct15y6l6fSt&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/18/business/ener...
- jollyllama 8mo agoIgnoring all environmental and political considerations, and falling back to a pseudo-Marxist analysis: - The fossil fuel plants that provided capacity and stability for the public were destroyed. - They are now being replaced with fossil fuel plants that provide capacity and stability for the benefit of capital only. - Case in point: Springdale, PA [0] How is this not just a smash-and-grab theft of pseudo-public land and infrastructure on a massive scale? [0] https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-coal-plant-in-springdale-arkansas-poised-for-data-center-redevelopment/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-coal-plant...