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[–] 3 points 1 day ago (1 child)

but instead we are still reliant on a dying fossil industry

That's no coincidence. Fossil fuel industry saw datacenter power needs was their way to stay relevant for years to come.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Yep, and that’s a big national security risk. We may have massive oil reserves and processing but it’s for light sweet crude and the us doesn’t have the heavy dark stuff we need presently, so without building the infrastructure to process what we have differently, including any liquefied natural gas, we would run out of stocks in 10-15 years should we get cut off globally for reasons of war or finding ourselves sanctioned for bad behaviors. It’s a gamble they’re willing to take, and it likely will pay off for the wealthy, and they won’t care if it fails for reasons I listed because they’re already wealthy and insulated somewhat from global events - but the less wealthy leaders who live within the US might not fare so well should it come to a breakdown of those systems and mass panic.

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