Big Tech is striking secret deals to make you foot its electricity bill (web.archive.org) 38 points by zekrioca 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] ekianjo 1y ago ↗ If it's public infrastructure being used, contracts should be public as well. Otherwise it's just an easy way to screw taxpayers with confidentiality clauses.
[–] xvokcarts 1y ago ↗ The headline is wrong.Big tech is striking deals for electricity to get electricity.The entities they're dealing with are accepting deals by which the public will subsidize big tech's electricity.That big tech is negotiating the way it is, is expected.That such deals should be available to them is probably not. [–] ZeroGravitas 1y ago ↗ I agree with your added info, but even with that context, the headline is correct.
[–] ZeroGravitas 1y ago ↗ I agree with your added info, but even with that context, the headline is correct.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 23.3 ms ] threadBig tech is striking deals for electricity to get electricity.
The entities they're dealing with are accepting deals by which the public will subsidize big tech's electricity.
That big tech is negotiating the way it is, is expected.
That such deals should be available to them is probably not.