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Environment & Energy

walkingman

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5. These data companies need to have a surcharge for their exorbitant usage.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2024, 08:23 AM

Jul 2024

Maybe even provide their own well-regulated power. Of course, places like Texas, which controls their private gird, will welcome anyone regardless of the impact on its citizens.

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Irish Data Centers Used More Electricity Than All The Homes In Its Cities And Towns Last Year [View all] hatrack Jul 2024 OP

Concerning XanaDUer2 Jul 2024 #1

All the chips and data need electricity, and need to be cooled. bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #2

But without Bitcoin and shitty Rembrandt parodies, CIVILIZATION WILL DIE!!!!!! hatrack Jul 2024 #3

Hmmm why was my first thought "The Matrix"? intrepidity Jul 2024 #4

These data companies need to have a surcharge for their exorbitant usage. walkingman Jul 2024 #5

Their use also adds to increased costs to the citizens. Historic NY Jul 2024 #6