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They have a very strong solar buildout going on, and they don't care how many environmentalists they piss off to get them built, ironically.
by tencentshill 3mo ago
They have a very strong solar buildout going on, and they don't care how many environmentalists they piss off to get them built, ironically.
- overfeed 3mo agoUsing solar to cater to demand increase from data centers will compound the issue. The 2021 grid failure was triggered by a winter storm which had 3 effects: pushed up energy demand for heating, kneecapped solar generation, and caused failures in bringing up backup sources online (because operators didn't invest enough in "winterizing" their equipment)