It may be impossible to make data centers pay 'fair share' of electricity costs (theconversation.com) 5 points by derbOac 3mo ago ↗ HN
[–] ungreased0675 3mo ago ↗ Because I don’t see power generation facilities popping up at the same rate data centers are, I expect prices to go up. Supply and demand. [–] FrankWilhoit 3mo ago ↗ The data centers are starting to put dedicated gas-turbine generation right next to them.
[–] FrankWilhoit 3mo ago ↗ The data centers are starting to put dedicated gas-turbine generation right next to them.
[–] FrankWilhoit 3mo ago ↗ Where I live, utility LC&I (large commercial and industrial) contracts are unregulated. Today it is data centers but thirty years ago and longer, it was aluminum smelting that dominated electric utility revenue. The same issues arose.
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