>This is like complaining that Fox News offices use water in their restrooms because you don't like their reporting. It's transparently not about that. If Fox

>This is like complaining that Fox News offices use water in their restrooms because you don't like their reporting. It's transparently not about that. If Fox news were trying to put a huge bathroom next to my property I certainly would care, though. > Do you need to eat alfalfa grown in California rather than the midwest? The only alfalfa I have right now is made of little pellets that I give to my chickens. > Large loads that can be curtailed during supply shortfalls via region shifting or operation of backup generators allow the grid to use a higher percentage of renewable generation without having intermittency issues. I don't see how this is a benefit to building more data centers. This sounds like an explanation of how you might mitigate their impact. > NIMBY I'm not interested in this term until you'll happily accept a carpet factory next to you that poisons your water for years. There is TONS of stuff that no sane person would want in their back yards.