According to this somewhat outdated graph, data centers accounted for 4.4% of U.S. energy demand in 2022. Not sure what the current numbers are, but we are looking at thousands of gigawatt-hours of production with no consumers to use it. It would probably wreak havoc on the wholesale market.

Has anyone looked into the consequences for grid stability and utility rates if these major data center expansions suddenly stop? Or worse if the whole industry bubble pops crashing demand overnight?

Has anyone looked into the consequences for grid stability and utility rates if these major data center expansions suddenly stop? Or worse if the whole industry bubble pops crashing demand overnight?

Abundance bros ask the hard-hitting questions like "what if I did not look further than one article on a subject," and "regulation can make it hard to build high rises, so why should we trust regulation at all?"

Honestly his oddball nature is probably boosting him in favorability and pollings lol. If New Yorkers wanted a "serious fiscal conservative" they'd be voting for Cuomo.

The right has always struggled to wear a mask over their mouth and nose, from covid to hypoxia I guess.

At this point I’m not even sure leftists themselves are capable of the discipline both personal and political necessary to push back against this carceral, eugenic, and ecocidal paradigm. Hard to maintain revolutionary optimism when I see folks using AI to plan their lunch and not masking.