• reddig33@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    I’m actually fine with them building their own power grids. It means they aren’t getting volume discounts from my local electric company and making the power costs go up for the rest of us.

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      21 hours ago

      The additionallity of it does point towards yes. And, while I am no fan of data centers, they still benefit the renewable energy learning curve. For those unaware, for everytime we double the number of solar panels produced in the world, the cost falls roughly 20% per watt. If Jeff Bezos bought a billion panels and threw them away, it would still result in solar panels being cheaper down the line

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        24 hours ago

        Sure, but using more sustainable options to provide power to increase consumption is the overarching point to me. Maybe this is less bad, but I don’t view it as pretty green in comparison.

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          13 hours ago

          Yeah, the only truly green option is to skip the datacenter entirely. Well that’s not the reality where we live.

          Found a buyer online, arranged shipping etc. Smooth sailing.