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Inside the massive private power grids fueling the U.S. data center boom (pv-magazine-usa.com)
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Plus, if the demand for these AI datacenters were to suddenly decline, utilities could probably buy the excess energy. Or just buy fields outright. It's public benefit from private up-front investment. Not the worst path to get to the desired outcome.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    The 10 people who will still have cable TV in 10 years will be seeing commercials that say "do you own a home? Buy these data center solar panels! They're half a the price of a new panel, and only 7 years old. Installation is free!"

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