FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agoA major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power gridwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1133file-text
arrow-up1133external-linkA major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power gridwww.businessinsider.comFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to News@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoCorrect! But that costs money to build. Why do that when you could offload the consequences to someone else?
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoIn a functioning system, anyone connecting a large site to the grid would need to sign a contract about how they’ll use power which would include these provisions, and a contract without them would cost far more.
Correct! But that costs money to build. Why do that when you could offload the consequences to someone else?
In a functioning system, anyone connecting a large site to the grid would need to sign a contract about how they’ll use power which would include these provisions, and a contract without them would cost far more.