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Think you're missing the point a bit there. All that generation capacity is great, but you need to get the electrons to the datacenter. And in most jurisdictio
by Havoc 4mo ago
Think you're missing the point a bit there.
All that generation capacity is great, but you need to get the electrons to the datacenter. And in most jurisdictions the transmission part of the grid is a shared cost. Mostly...there is technically some obligation to pay for upgrades but it doesn't really work.
e.g.
>Over 95% of the projects identified passed all of their transmission connection costs onto local people’s electricity bills
It's a real privatize profits/benefit, socialize losses/costs type setup.
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- olelele 4mo ago>It's a real privatize profits/benefit, socialize losses/costs type setup. Just like all developments since collective ideas went out of fashion...