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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty (www.wired.com)

submitted 1 month ago by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net

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A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.

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[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Can't have combined cycle, need that water to cool the datacenters 🤦‍♂️

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