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The problem is that the grid can’t get built out fast enough. You’ll probably see most AI data centers switch to grid power in the coming years using mostly win
by legulere 2mo ago
The problem is that the grid can’t get built out fast enough. You’ll probably see most AI data centers switch to grid power in the coming years using mostly wind and solar because it’s simply cheaper as well
- sylos 2mo agoRemember when they said they couldnzt electrify the grid for ev's so they opted to just not do anything with ev's. Now datacenters are getting rushed in so fast and breaking the grids so hard they can illegally running generators
- throwaway473825 2mo agoEVs aren't popular in the US due to the Republicans being beholden to oil and gas interests and the Democrats to unions. The grid was just an excuse.
- watwut 2mo agoBoth sides! We need to make up democrats against EV, because conservatives are!
- throwaway473825 2mo agoOne side being worse isn't an excuse for the other being bad. Regarding EVs, the US started to fall behind in 2019, and the gap has only continued to widen, regardless of administration: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electric-car-sales-share?facet=none&country=OWID_WRL~USA https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/electric-car-sales-share?... Electric buses should be a no-brainer, yet New York comes last among US states in a recent market survey: https://theicct.org/publication/zero-emission-bus-and-truck-market-us-q1-2026-jul26/ https://theicct.org/publication/zero-emission-bus-and-truck-...
- skywhopper 2mo agoThey could (and should be required to) build out their own solar/wind/battery infra as part of standing up a new datacenter. So much money is being wasted on poisoning our air and further enriching the richest companies in the history of the world.
- int_19h 2mo ago"Fast enough" for what?