silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoAs electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to actapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up1821arrow-down13
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minus-squareKissaki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 hours agoWhen they make up a significant amount of energy usage, the demands for amount and infrastructure like production and transfer increase. They’re not a consumer like the others in that their impact is much higher than what they pay for in terms of paying consumed power. The article mentions data centers containing as much power as entire cities.
When they make up a significant amount of energy usage, the demands for amount and infrastructure like production and transfer increase.
They’re not a consumer like the others in that their impact is much higher than what they pay for in terms of paying consumed power.
The article mentions data centers containing as much power as entire cities.