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> Why do you see data centers as "energy parasites"? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48123090 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48123090 > They are ba
by ceejayoz 6mo ago
> Why do you see data centers as "energy parasites"?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48123090 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48123090
> They are basically the best customers of the grid possible - consistent high usage.
The grid exists to serve the populace. It's why we tend to call it a "public utility".
- ianm218 6mo agoThat linked fortune article talks about how the Sierra Club is leading the charge on trying to stop those data centers. You know the same group that has opposes nuclear energy [1], largely opposes hydro power, opposes housing being built in California. We could have data centers, nuclear, and cheap housing if we threw out these negative sum thinkers from the common discourse. Anti growth is bad for everyone. [1]. https://www.sierraclub.org/nuclear-free https://www.sierraclub.org/nuclear-free
- ceejayoz 6mo agoOooh, the big scary powerful Sierra Club! What's their market cap, again?