Virginia county asks all employees, including schools, to conserve power due to AI-driven electricity price hikes — state's 400-plus data centers steadily increasing demand, grid expansion, and pricing
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The grid is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding grid.
  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    It is currently 100 F in Tuckahoe, the largest city in Henrico County… and they’re asking people to not use electricity so that these heat-and-pollution-generating slop factories can use it instead.

    In other words, this shit is killing people? I don’t think many houses in the US are made so that you can survive 38°C outside without A/C ?