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Alpha71@lemmy.world to Fuck AI@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune

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'It's like we don't exist': Nearly 50,000 Lake Tahoe residents face power loss as utility redirects lines to data centers | Fortune

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Roughly 49,000 Lake Tahoe residents could lose 75% of their power after their energy provider said it's directing energy to neighboring data centers.
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  • Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    They can’t stop 50k people from burning down a data center

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      There’s a lot of copper in those power lines going to the data centre. And copper seems to be doing well price wise.

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        Some rich people tied to data centers too.

        And you can make that a literally with just these few easy steps.

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      This is why the police works for the wealthy and not the people. Privatized security with nationalized costs. Not to mention “ICE” brownshirts, maga idiots, and the national guard.

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      ಠ_ಠ

      is that AI slop?

      • Murse@slrpnk.net
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        The image I posted? It’s just a photo from the page trying to sell them. The actual product? No idea, but those types of stickers have been around well before the bullshit generators we’re calling AI, so I’d guess no.

        I’m not seeing any red flags… what about this one caught your attention?

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        Doesn’t look like slop. Not everything on the internet is AI slop. Yet.

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    Sounds like a great area for wind turbines, but those take a while to plan. Solar can be deployed really fast but idk how sunny it is there.

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      FUCKIN WINDMILLS?! 👺

      -Trump

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      It’s California mountains so should be pretty sunny

      • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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        Nevada*

        • Drusas@fedia.io
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          It straddles both states.

    • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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      The article says the local utility already gets 25% of its electricity from solar panels it owns, but 75% from the provider that’s shutting them off next year…

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      it really is fantastic for wind. solar is not fantastic for tahoe, but it’s a decent latitude. mountainous terrain limits the available hours and they get more cloudcover than lower elevations.

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    We’re going to need people like The Fox again.

  • tae glas [siad/iad]@slrpnk.net
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    are there laws in the u.s. against an area crowdsourcing funds for creating a grid of solar panels / wind turbines / etc and providing the service that a nationalised electricity supplier should’ve already been providing? asking for a friend 🤔

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      If there aren’t, I’m sure they’re going to pass them, as soon as people start doing this in any number.

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        Electric cooperatives are a thing

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        Yep. Just like they did when people started making community fiber ISPs

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        probably. best to get everything organised & built asap while it’s still possible, so!

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      If you want to be on the grid, absolutely. If you can be fully independent… still probably.

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      i mean a few towns over they made it a law to put solar on every primary residence unless there was a financial exemption. they literally made a solar grid. they still get charged by the damn utility. line maintenance, etc. still has expenses. don’t ask me, i am not running the books.

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      Lookup Hydro-Québec.

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    50,000 people with grudges and whatever tgey can find at home (remember they’re Americans)

    Vs

    One databoi

    Who wins?

    I guess it depends on who is going to burn more easily.

    Could always drag some power company execs around with horses and electric bikes. That will certainly send a message.

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      Don’t forget the police will protect the corpos

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      1. one can freeon
      2. one road flare
      3. one roll of ductape
      4. one power pole
      5. 50,000 people

      one bad night for any lineman.

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    If only they lived in a country with massive gun culture and availability to defend their freedoms

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    The slop must flow!

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    Without paywall

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    Most of those counties voted red. Giving all these billionaires consequence-free abilities to take everything. Leopards having a snack.

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    Paywall.

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      https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2026%2F05%2F12%2Flake-tahoe-data-center-49000-residents-power-source%2F

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      The title pretty much says it all.

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        Very rarely.

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    I like how they stick a giant, scrollable map in the middle of the article with only 2px on the side to drag and get past it

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