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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid

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A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid

www.businessinsider.com

sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago
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The top North American grid watchdog warns that AI data centers threaten grid stability with power swings, calling for action to prevent outages.
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  • mycodesucks@lemmy.world
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    Major watch dog

  • BetaBlake@lemmy.world
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    All for some shit none of us asked for

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    Yep, soon enough we’ll all be just as fucked as Texans during a cold snap.

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      What’s the difference between Texas and taxes?

      Taxes keep you warm in the winter

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    What did we expect? We focused on military, not infrastructure. Our government believes solar, wind, and hydro is useless and clean coal is the only source

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    Naw duh. You could probably replace 50 data centers with 12 jumping spider brains, those are some really intelligent critters…

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      “Accidental spider release plagues nearby town. ‘Nobody wants to fall asleep anymore’, says citizen.”

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        That’s why you only use the brains of the spiders, not the whole spider!

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